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Scammers take to social media to trick you into handing over your third stimulus payment

The third round of stimulus payments are hitting bank accounts, but not all at the same time which is creating an opportunity for scammers.
Scammers are trolling through social media looking for posts that specifically talk about the latest round of stimulus payments. Scammers will then make a comment on those posts that includes a link to the IRS.gov Get My Payment website--or at least that's what the link appears to be.
In reality, the links direct you to the scammers' copycat website where they ask you to put in personal information so they can steal your money and identity. Many of these fake sites make it look like they're affiliated with legit companies, but they're not.

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Weld Sheriff Warns about Uptick in Scams with Stimulus Checks

With the third round of COVID-19 stimulus checks being distributed as early as this weekend, the Weld County Sheriff's Office is anticipating an uptick in scams associated with the matter.
Deputies explained they have already started to see an increase in scam calls this week, in which criminals are posing as officers with the Social Security Administration. The call begins with an automated message, informing the potential victim that their social security number is under suspension. The message proceeds by urging the person to contact the Social Security Administration, or else a warrant will be issued for their arrest. Then, the message prompts the victim to press 1 to speak with a live officer.

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Fort Pierce woman scammed out of $2,000 stimulus check

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.

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Better Business Bureau warns Virginians of stimulus check scams

Better Business Bureau warns Virginians of stimulus check scams
(Source: WAVE)
By WHSV Newsroom | December 30, 2020 at 3:10 PM EST - Updated December 30 at 5:08 PM
ROANOKE, Va. (WHSV) â The Better Business Bureau (BBB) Serving Western Virginia is warning residents of a potential second wave of stimulus check scams.
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Americans lost over $211 million to COVID-19 scams and stimulus payment fraud. The FTC has received over 275,600 complaints since January, and the BBB Scam Tracker reports 1,477 COVID-19 related scams have been filed across the country.
Now, the $900 billion Coronovirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 has been signed into law, and the BBB is expecting a rise in coronavirus-related scams once again.

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