When Congress passed a $900 billion economic relief package in December 2020, it wasn't just unemployed Americans and those with low to moderate incomes who were happy: Scammers rejoiced as well. Just like back in May 2020, these vultures see a river of money flowing from the federal government to regular Americans and they are eager to grab some of it for themselves.
And the economic relief and associated scamming aren't over yet: President Biden's relief plan promises more stimulus soon, and California just passed its own relief package, with $600 for low-income residents. Luckily, there are some ways to ensure that the government money goes into the right hands.
If scams related to stimulus checks and unemployment payments give you a strong sense of déjà vu, you're not alone. After all, we've been here before, back in May when the first coronavirus relief package was passed and there was massive fraud aimed at state government agencies charged with distributing the unemployment relief. In fact, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Labor estimated that fraud claimed $36 billion of the $360 billion available in the CARES Act.
I had a pretty strong sense of déjà vu myself, since I was the victim of such a scam in ..
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