As you probably know, the Federal government plans to issue checks to individuals and families in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Scammers are hoping to take advantage of the situation as the details of the plan are being worked out. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has listed
four key points to keep in mind to help guard against coronavirus relief check scams.
Read the
full post on the FTC website for more information.
Fraudsters may also target small businesses with phishing emails and phoney websites. Watch out for application scams and unsolicited phone calls. Make sure to visit legitimate websites; a safe bet is to go directly to the SBA website by typing the URL
sba.gov/coronavirus into the address bar at the top of your browser.
For more information, read the
full post on the FTC website.