In this episode 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: https://www.secretservice.gov/field_o...

• Department of the Treasury: https://home.treasury.gov/

• Office of Inspector General: https://oig.hhs.gov/

• Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration: https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contac...

• FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center: https://www.ic3.gov/

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

• Internal Revenue Service (IRS): https://www.irs.gov/

• Federal Trade Commission (FTC): https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/

Source: https://www.secretservice.gov/