CISA, IRS, USSS, and Treasury Release Joint Alert on Scams Related to Coronavirus Economic Impact Payments

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CISA, IRS, USSS, and Treasury Release Joint Alert on Scams Related to Coronavirus Economic Impact Payments [ 
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2020/05/21/cisa-irs-usss-and-treasury-release-joint-alert-scams-related ] 
05/21/2020 09:11 AM EDT 
Original release date: May 21, 2020

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), U.S. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service 
(IRS), and United States Secret Service (USSS) have released a Joint Alert with mitigations to help Americans avoid 
scams related to coronavirus economic impact paymentsparticularly attempts to steal payments, personal and financial 
information, and disrupt payment efforts.

CISA encourages consumers to review the Joint Alert, Avoid Scams Related to Economic Payments, COVID-19 [ 
https://www.cisa.gov/publication/avoid-scams-related-economic-payments-covid-19 ], and www.cisa.gov/coronavirus [ 
https://www.cisa.gov/coronavirus ] for more information.

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