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Some Americans Chosen To Receive Fourth Stimulus Checks? Text About Direct Payments A Scam
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The message includes a link that leads to a website not authorized by the Treasury
A recent social media post claimed lawmakers passed another round of checks
Some Americans have received text messages claiming they were chosen to receive a fourth round of stimulus checks, but officials say the messages are fake.
“Congrats!! You have been chosen by the U.S. government as one of the recipients for COVID-19 pandemic relief extra stimulus bonus,” the text read.
The messages also included a link to a webpage allegedly providing information on how to apply for the government’s COVID-19 economic impact payments.
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Stimulus Fraud Nets Man $3.6 Million As Others Await Fourth Direct Payments
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The perpetrator used the illicit funds to purchase a $100,000 Tesla
The fraud scheme comes as a petition for more stimulus checks continue to gain momentum
Authorities for the Department of Justice arrested a California man in connection with a fraud that netted him $3.6 million in COVID-19 relief funds as many await another round of stimulus checks.
Lebnitz Tran, 40, of San Jose, was arrested on Thursday after allegedly submitting 27 fraudulent loan applications for the government’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and at least seven for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL).
Federal prosecutors said that a group of Venezuelans, who live in South Florida and Mexico, cashed out hundreds of checks using fraudulent identification documents.