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Consumer Alert

Child Tax Credit scammers are still reaching out

Emily Wu
Many people have gotten their advance Child Tax Credit payments this year, but scammers are taking advantage of this new program to try to trick you out of money or information. They’re pretending to
Consumer Alert

New IRS imposter scam targets college students and staff

Ari Lazarus
If you’re a college student, faculty, or staff member, you’re going to want to pay attention to this one. IRS imposters are sending phishing emails to people with “.edu” email addresses, saying they
Consumer Alert

Identity Theft Awareness Week starts today

Seena Gressin
The challenges that COVID-19 has brought include a higher risk of identity theft. In 2020, the FTC got about 1.4 million reports of identity theft, double the number from 2019. Repeatedly, identity
Consumer Alert

Getting stimulus payments to homeless communities

Lisa Lake
People who are homeless or transient may not know they qualify for the $1,200 Economic Impact Payments (EIP) — also called “stimulus checks" — that went out last Spring. They might also get an
Consumer Alert

Economic impact payment fix for 50,000 eligible spouses

Karen Hobbs
Are you married to someone who owes past-due child support? Was your portion of the economic impact payment (“EIP”) mistakenly applied to pay your spouse’s debt? If so, you’re not alone. In mid
Consumer Alert

The IRS won’t call about your stimulus money

Lisa Lake
Most people have already gotten their economic stimulus payments, but the Internal Revenue Service is still sending them out. If you haven’t gotten yours yet or have questions about it, the IRS has a