HOW TO SPOT A FAKE STIMULUS CHECK

In this video I show you how to spot a FAKE stimulus check using information directly from the Secret Service.

I cover:

2:16 - the memo line and why you should NEVER see the word "stimulus" on your stimulus check
3:39 - the Treasury Seal to the upper right of the Statue of Liberty
4:22 - the special bleeding security ink used on the Seal
4:58 - the watermark
5:16 - the ultraviolet overprinting
6:12 - microprinting on the back
7:16 - what you should do if you think you received a fake stimulus check

Where the Government Wants You to Report a Fake Stimulus Check:

- Local Law Enforcement

- A Secret Service Field Office: secretservice.gov/field_offices.shtml

- Department of the Treasury: home.treasury.gov/

- Office of Inspector General: oig.hhs.gov/

- Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration: treasury.gov/tigta/contact.shtml

- FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center: ic3.gov/

- National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF): justice.gov/disaster-fraud

- Internal Revenue Service (IRS): irs.gov/

- Federal Trade Commission (FTC): ftccomplaintassistant.gov/

Source: secretservice.gov/