{"id":3125,"date":"2008-04-29T20:32:08","date_gmt":"2008-04-29T20:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/check_s_in_the_mail_scam_s_in_the_email\/"},"modified":"2021-06-30T10:04:28","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T10:04:28","slug":"check_s_in_the_mail_scam_s_in_the_email","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/check_s_in_the_mail_scam_s_in_the_email\/","title":{"rendered":"Check’s in the Mail, Scam’s in the Email – National Consumers League"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/a>News worth celebrating: the Economic Stimulus Payments are in the process of being distributed \u2013 four whole days early<\/a>!<\/p>\n

The checks are being mailed to more than 130 million taxpayers as part of the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008<\/a>, an effort by President Bush to boost the economy.<\/p>\n

Here’s the bad news: unfortunately, scammers are already trying to capitalize on the checks. NCL’s Fraud Center<\/a> has already received such complaints from consumers. For a sample tax scam email that claims to be from the government, click on the image.<\/p>\n

So, while we’re all thinking of things to do with our checks: pay the bills, put it in the bank, splurge on a new outfit, buy something special for the kids, be aware of con artists’ ploys.<\/p>\n

Remember, to be suspicious<\/a> of:<\/p>\n