Potential Scam alert

As you know, scammers look for any opportunity to scam people out of their money.  Well, the COVID-19 pandemic is one such opportunity.  As you may have heard, there are talks that the government is considering sending money by check or direct deposit to each of us due to the financial impact the pandemic has caused.  The final decision hasn’t been made yet, and these are only talks.  The Federal Trade Commission is reminding us that if the decision is made to move forward, the government will not be asking for any fees up front to collect this money.  They will also not ask for social security numbers, bank account numbers or credit card numbers.  Anyone who does is a scammer  (see scam alert at:  https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2020/03/checks-government?utm_source=govdelivery).  If you spot one of these scams, please report it to the Federal Trade Commission: www.ftc.gov/complaint.