Scammers are getting more and more sophisticated in their antics, especially when it comes to tricking you on your phone.
The Federal Trade Commission warns people to stay vigilant.
Many received a pair of payments last year, one for $125 and another for $200.
Monday is Tax Day — the federal deadline for individual tax filing and payments — and the IRS will receive tens of millions of last-minute filings electronically and through paper forms.
The Louisville Asset Building Coalition is working with other organizations and volunteers to help Louisville residents file their tax returns and maximize tax refunds and credits.
The IRS says taxpayers should look out for a variety of phone, email, text messages and social media scams.
As of May 7, the IRS had processed about 116 million returns.
In 2020, the IRS moved the deadline to July 15, giving Americans an additional three months to file their taxes.
Like the previous two cash payments, you can check the status of the payment using the IRS’s Get My Payment tool.
This comes as thousands of residents believe they're being taxed incorrectly on their unemployment money, which some of them are still waiting on.