Scammers are trying to get your stimulus payments

ESSENTIAL SERVICE.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSIS WORKING TOPROTECT YOURFAMILY DURING THISTIME..AS THE WORLD TRIESTO PULL TOGETHER TOFIGHT THE COVID-19PANDEMIC....THEREARE SCAMMERS OUTTHERE TRYING TO USEYOUR FEAR TO STEALIDENTITIES ANDSTIMULUS CHECKS.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER ED REILLYTELLS US WHAT YONEED TO WATCH OUTFOR.SOT: "YOU KNOW, THESCAMMERS AREPREYING ON THEFEARS OF THE PUBLIC"IT IS NO SECRET THATSCAMMERS HAVESTEPPED UP EFFORTSOVER THE PAST FEWYEARS TO STEAL YOURIDENTITY AND YOURMONEYSOT: "NATS SCAM CALL- THIS WOULD BE ANINITIAL ATTEMPT TOAVID APPEARANCEBEFORE THEMAGISTRATE JUDGE"THE CROOKS ARENOW USING THECOVID-19 EMERGENCYAS ANOTHER WAY TORIP-OFF VICTIMS.STIMULUS CHECKSWILL SOON BE GOINGOUT TO HELPAMERICANS.

THOSECHECKS WILL BE INTHE HUNDREDS-OF-DOLLARS.

ALREADYTHE BETTER BUSINESSBUREAU IS GETTINGSCAM TRACKERREPORTS OF SINISTERINDIVIDUALS TRYINGTO GET THEIR HANDSON THE MONEY.SOT:" WE SEEN TEXTMESSAGES COMETHROUGH WERE YOUWOULD HAVE TO TAKEA QUIZ TO SEE IF YOUHAVE CORONAVIRUSBEFORE THEY CANISSUE YOU YOURCHECK.

THAT ISDEFINITELY A SCAM.THAT IS SOMETHINGTHAT POPPED UP LATELAST WEEK"THE GOVERNMENTWILL NOT SEND YOUEMAILS OR TEXTSABOUT STIMULUSPAYMENTS.SOT: "IF THEY SAY 'HEY, YOU CAN GET ITTODAY IF YOU PAY ASMALL FEE' THAT IS ARED-FLAG BECAUSEWE KNOW THAT IS NOTA THING"THE STIMULUSPAYMENTS WILL BESENT IN THE SAMEWAY YOUR RECEIVEDYOUR TAX REFUND.

IFYOU DIDN'T USEDIRECT DEPOSIT -THEN THOSESTIMULUS CHECKSWILL BE COMING INTHE MAILSOT: " IF YOU HAVAMAILBOX OUT BY THECURVE, KEEP AN EYEON IT.

KNOW WHENYOUR MAILMAN ISCOMING BECAUSEPEOPLE HAVE BENNKNOWN TO POSSIBLYTAKE CHECKS OUT OFTHE MAIL"HAVING YOUR MAILHELD NATS PHOTO GETYOU TO INCREASEYOUR INSURANCEDURINNOBODY HAS EVENLIVED THROUGITYADMINISTRATION HASLEARNED SCAMMERSARE S ORDECREASED - UNLESSTHEY CALL APECIRITY IS NOTSUSPENDINGNTS DURINGTHE HEALTHTHA YOU- MAKE SURE YOUREPSITE TO HELPYOU.

IN HAMBURG, EDREI