Criminals posing as U.S.
Treasury officials are sending emails requesting that victims provide personal
information in order to receive COVID-19 stimulus money, according to a U.S.
Secret Service alert obtained by CNBC on Wednesday.
“As with other aspects
of the COVID-19 pandemic, fraudsters are exploiting the relief and stimulus to
victimize the public. The U.S. Secret Service is observing a rise in stimulus
relief fraud over the past several days and expect the fraud attempts to
continue throughout the pandemic,” the alert said.
The alert, sent to law
enforcement and banking officials, said the phony emails, which appear to come
from the U.S. Treasury, state that, “You are among the First Email ID Batch to
receive payment of $450,000 on this exercise, the purpose of these funds is to
give relief to the global citizens of the world due to coronavirus pandemic…”
The email goes on to
say, “You have been assigned a Senior supervisor Agent who will handle your
filing and also monitor the processing of your funds release.“The email asks
for personal information including the recipient’s name, address, date of
birth, and profession.
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