The IRS has issued a crucial warning about a scam promoting a fake $1,390 'relief check' this summer. This misinformation, ...

In August 2025, a rumor spread online of the IRS distributing a new round of stimulus checks to Americans. Social media posts ...

Viral Claims of New IRS Stimulus Checks Spread Online *In mid-August 2025, social media platforms were flooded with posts ...

Viral rumors of a $1,390 stimulus check are false. Learn the truth about the proposed tariff rebate and why there are no new ...

Are new stimulus checks coming? We fact-check the viral rumors. Learn the truth about the Alaska PFD payment, tariff rebates, ...

Scams seeking to bilk unsuspecting taxpayers out of their stimulus checks have been an issue since the IRS began depositing the first of three federal coronavirus relief payments back in April 2020.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new wave of costly scams is preying on people's twin obsessions of the moment: getting the COVID-19 vaccine and getting their third stimulus check. "The threat actors are using ...

Since the first stimulus payment last year, the Federal Trade Commission says it’s received more than 340,000 reports of fraud. Those scams have cost victims more than $321 million.

Second stimulus checks are on their way, and criminals are using them as an attempt to steal your bank account information. Here's how to spot, avoid and report stimulus scams.

With a new round of stimulus checks going out, the Better Business Bureau warned of a new round of scams. The BBB said it already received reports of con artists claiming that individuals need to ...

Consumers are not going to need to sign up for the stimulus checks. Under the program, all U.S. residents with an adjusted gross income up to $75,000 ($150,000 married), who are not a dependent of ...

More: Not as many Americans eligible for third stimulus check: Here's what you need to know The IRS said people who receive this text scam should send a screenshot in an email to phishing@irs.gov.