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SOM AG Nessel Reissues Consumer Alert as Scammers Target Grieving SurvivorsContact: Lynsey Mukomel 517-599-2746Agency: Attorney General May 3, 2021 LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Nessel is warning Michiganders to beware of scammers reaching out to loved ones of COVID-19 victims offering to register them for funeral assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). According to a fraud alert from FEMA, the agency does not contact people before they register for assistance.  FEMA is offering funds to help pay for funeral expenses that people have paid since Januar...

9 & 10 News May 3, 2021 Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is warning Michiganders about scammers who are reaching out to loved ones of coronavirus victims. The scammers are offering to register those individuals for funeral assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA. The purpose behind these scams is to target potential applicants and offer to register them for funeral assistance in order to steal personal data. According to FEMA, the agency does not contact people before they register for help. FEMA is currently offering funds to help pay for funerals that individua...

COVID-19 has devastated many families and in the wake of grief, many government-funded programs are being created to offer relief to those most affected by the pandemic. Of course, with a new government program, scammers aren’t very far behind. A real government relief program, directed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), will pay up to $9,000 for COVID-related funeral expenses incurred since Jan. 20, 2020. Even before the new program was announced, FEMA said, it had reports of scammers contacting people and “offering” to register them for assistance. The con art...

Since the program’s launch, some people have received calls offering to register them for funeral assistance.   “FEMA will not contact anyone until they have called FEMA or have already applied for assistance,” FEMA wrote in an email.  Don’t give out information like names, birthdates or Social Security numbers to such callers, the agency said. If you’re not sure the FEMA agent you’re speaking with is legitimate, hang up and report the call to the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362 or the National Center for Fraud Hotline at 866-720-5721. Complaints also may be made by cont...

Funeral Assistance Program Faces Huge Demand, Scams Since its launch, FEMA said via email that this program has received the largest number of funeral assistance applications in the agency’s history. FEMA has run into several roadblocks. April 30, 2021 •  On April 12 , FEMA launched a COVID-19 funeral reimbursements program as part of their Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Since its launch, FEMA said via email that this program has received the largest number of funeral assistance applications in the agency...