Fort Pierce woman loses $2,000 in stimulus check scam Police, bank now investigating As Stimulus checks go out to millions of Americans, scams to steal them from residents are popping up. and last updated 2021-01-21 00:09:34-05 FORT PIERCE, Fla. â As stimulus checks go out to millions of Americans, scams to steal them from residents are popping up. "It was a 1-800 number," said Yaneli Risco, who received the fake phone call. "It didn't come up as scam likely and it was an automatic recording from Apple." Risco, a mother of four, received the call Monday. "They transferred me to somebody and then that person started telling me that my Apple ID was compromised and that it was being hacked," said Risco.