IRS Scam Texts Fake Recipient Alerts

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Got a $1,400 rebate text from the IRS? It's a scam, Better Business Bureau warns.

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The IRS in late December said it was sendingpeople to cover those who didn't get all of their federal stimulus checks during the pandemic.

But the payments — a maximum of $ 1,400 per recipient — are automatic.

The payments are automatic and those getting them were sent a letter by the IRS , with most of the payments expected to have arrived by late January .

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