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Government Warns of COVID-19 scams

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Government Warns of COVID-19 scams
Government Warns of COVID-19 scams

The government warns California tax pays about potential COVID-19 impact payment scams. Turnto23.com has details.

ABOUT POTENTIALCOVID-19 IMPACT PAYMENT SCAMS...U.S. ATTORNEY MCGREGOR W.

SCOTTSAID IN A PRESS RELEASETODAY - QUOTE --"AT A TIME WHEN MANY AMERICANSARE STRUGGLING DURING THISNATIONAL EMERGENCY, OTHERS AREPLOTTING WAYSTO GET BETWEEN THE TAXPAYERS INNEED AND THE PAYMENTS THATHAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO HELPTHEM." -- END QUOTE.THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'SOFFICE FOR THEEASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIAAND THE INTERNALREVENUE SERVICE OFFER THESE TIPSFOR FIGHTING SCAMMERS:THE I-R-S WILL NOT CALL AND ASKYOU TO VERIFY YOUR PAYMENTDETAILS.DO NOT GIVE OUT YOUR BANKACCOUNT, DEBIT ACCOUNT, ORPAYPAL ACCOUNT INFORMATION -EVEN IF SOMEONE CLAIMS IT ISNECESSARY TO GET YOUR CHECK.FOR TIPS AND INFORMATION ON HOWTO STAY SAFE FROMSCAMMERS -- VISIT OUR WEBSITE --TURN TO 23 DOT COM.AND -- THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENTOF CONSUMER

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