Scam Alert: Email from IRS offering third stimulus check is fake
Published: Dec. 13, 2021 at 9:19 AM CST
WHITESIDE COUNTY, Ill. (KWQC) - According to the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office, people are reporting an email that appears to be from the IRS and offers a third stimulus check.
In a Facebook post, the Sheriff’s Office says the email is a scam.
The Sheriff’s Office says you should not click on any link if you receive this email. “IRS will never email, text, call or send a message on social media to anyone.”
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