There has been discussions since the first stimulus about a potential second stimulus in the works. Even though the IRS is continually distributing pandemic relief funds, that does not include a second stimulus at this time.
Scammers are now trying to steal financial information and / or money by emailing and texting fraudulent messages. The messages people have been receiving read, “You have received a direct deposit of $1,200 from covid-19 TREAS FUND. Further action is required to accept this payment into your account. Continue here to accept this payment,” according to the IRS. If you get this text, take a screenshot and email it to phishing@irs.gov.
The IRS will not send you a message that funds have been deposited, the stimulus payments were sent automatically.
For more of that latest news about these scams and deadlines for those that may qualify for the stimulus and did not file a tax return for 2018 or 2019 visit the article below.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/11/10/second-stimulus-payment/
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