My sister got a gov. check today for $986.

[Croney]

No idea what this means. Was it net, did they take taxes out? I know it's income-related. Her husband is a retired federal employee and she's retired from a state job. I thought SS recipients were getting it by direct deposit. My husband and I are retired. Waiting to see what we get and how.

We will be using whatever we get to help our grandchildren who are out of work.

[LakeArenal]

1. I remember back in another stimulus

They delivered by last four digits of SS #

Which great for me cuz mine is something like 0012 but Mr Lakes is something like 9989. His took at least six months to get here.

[Croney]

3. Oh. Same here. His starts with 00, mine with 85.

It's too morbid to get excited about when people are dying, but the grandchildren will be grateful.

[LakeArenal]

5. Sigh. So close to truth. Dark humor has a whole new meaning.

[SCantiGOP]

2. Are you sure this isn't their fed income tax refund

According to all news reports no stimulus money has been dispenses yet.

[Croney]

4. She says they owe $3400 in federal taxes.

This whole thing is fucked up.

[2naSalit]

6. Maybe should wait to cash it until its origins are clear.

[Croney]

7. She was on her way to deposit it so I'm sure it's too late for caution.

She is a Republican. Maybe they got theirs first. (Only half kidding)

[gibraltar72]

8. Make sure it is an actual check.

Heard about car dealers sending out "official" stimulus checks that can be used to buy a car. There will be more than a few scams. Going on. Sounds very fishy to me.

[Croney]

9. Really? I'll ask her about it. She's not the sharpest knife in the drawer,

being a Trumpster.

[pnwest]

15. I hope this is not what happened, but I'd be very interested to know if it turned out to be.

Not to horn in on nunnamybizniz, but I've gotten checks like that, that made me do a double-take. They looked very real, nearly identical to the tax refund checks. The other reason I'd love to know, is because if it is real, then I'm going to get my hopes up that these payments will be coming soon!

Thanx!

[Alex4Martinez]

10. Is it signed by Donald J Fuckbucket?

People want to know.

[Croney]

11. Ooh good question. I'll ask.

[Croney]

16. Her reply

"It says United States Treasury, signed by Nora Robinson"

[Alex4Martinez]

19. Yay! As it should be! eom

[Croney]

28. Really? I didn't have any idea. Thanks.

[Alex4Martinez]

42. I think maybe it should be "Vona Robinson"

Or Vona S. Robinson, but there might be more than one authorized signature.

As long as it's not Trump's, which is an idea that was floated around to boost his popularity, I'm fine!

[Raven]

12. Did The Donald sign it?

[Croney]

13. I'm waiting for her answer on that.

[Croney]

14. My sister's reply about signature

"It says United States Treasury, signed by Nora Robinson"

[subterranean]

43. Nora Robinson? I could find no U.S. Treasury official by that name.

Sounds suspicious, especially if she was not expecting the check, and there was no explanation of what it was for.

[Bengus81]

17. Sounds weird and fishy but who knows........

[LuckyCharms]

18. Is her income high enough to where it would have reduced the $1,200 to

a lower amount?

[Kali]

20. good point

[LuckyCharms]

23. But wasn't the reduction to be in $5 increments?

Or maybe I read that wrong...

[Kali]

24. yeah, but who knows with this bunch of clowns

but I thought it was supposed to be electronic deposits first in the next couple of weeks and paper checks later...

[LuckyCharms]

25. Yes, that was my impression as well.

[Croney]

27. Maybe they take taxes out? She's retired.

[LuckyCharms]

32. No taxes will be taken from an actual stimulus check.

[mnhtnbb]

21. The stimulus payments are not due to start until April 9th

https://www.businessinsider.com/irs-begin-sending-coronavirus-stimulus-payments-april-2020-4

Electronic payments could be sent out next Thursday, the internal document said, but paper checks are set to be mailed out to Americans on a weekly rotation beginning later.

The plan set priority, starting April 24, for paper-check distribution to those with the lowest income — individual taxpayers making $10,000 or less.

Checks for those under the $20,000-or-less bracket are to be mailed a week later, on May 1, under the plan, followed by Americans earning $30,000 or less on May 8, and so on.

[Kali]

22. I was under the impression

they would start electronic transfers in a week or two, checks were going to take longer. sounds fishy to me, but Lucky Charms has a good point just above.

[Chainfire]

26. Perhaps

Nora just likes you?

[LuckyCharms]

29. Here's what I would do:

1) My local bank lobby is open by appointment only. If you can get inside a bank lobby, talk to the bank manager. Show him/her the check, and ask if the physical check is indeed a bonafide government check. They have ways of knowing.

2) If it is indeed a valid check, don't cash it or deposit it yet. Call the IRS (start there) and ask them what the hell the money is for.

3) If it is not an official government check, keep it, but do nothing with it.

4) Never cash any kind of check until you know exactly what it is for. Even a cashiers check.

[Croney]

33. She said the bank accepted it without question.

[LuckyCharms]

34. That doesn't mean the check is an official government check, necessarily.

[Croney]

36. It's a mystery then.

She says "It says United States Treasury, signed by Nora Robinson"

and that's all I'm gonna get out of her. I don't really want to be the one to burst her bubble. Poor thing, she's got the handicap of being an orange-cult follower.

[LuckyCharms]

38. It could indeed be a good check from the treasury,

but I'm 99,9% sure it is not a stimulus check.

Could be anything...perhaps even an IRS error.

Bottom line is this...never cash or deposit a check until you know exactly what the proceeds are for.

[Croney]

30. She's a Rethug. Maybe they are at the front of the line.

Would anybody put it past him?

[obamanut2012]

31. That is not the stimulus check n/t

[lettucebe]

35. That's very suspicious -- The amount should not be uneven

and they can't have gotten any checks out from IRS yet, so I'd suggest she not cash that. Some scammers will send checks, when you cash then, they initially clear, and then they are found to be bogus so you are charged back for the money -- usually they ask you to send some to them, but still, this is most likely a scam. Be careful!

[Croney]

37. Too late, she went to the bank, they took it with no questions,

and I'm just going to wait and see. If the check is real, then the bastards paid their own kind first.

[LuckyCharms]

39. +1

[marlakay]

40. Maybe IRS found a error

I accidentally looked at wrong column this year single instead of married and they sent me a additional refund for not getting enough refund.

[Croney]

41. She says they owe $3400 though.

So it's a mystery.

[Vinca]

44. It could be an error from a previous year.

Odd there was nothing to explain it that came with it. I know they're not shy about telling you if they think you owe them more.

[Kali]

45. any update on this?

I was just looking around to see if/when these are going out and all I find says next week would be the earliest. so whatever that check was, it doesn't seem to have been a part of the stimulus.

[Croney]

46. No news. When I told her to be careful, she said

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they would not spend the money until the check cleared.

I'm going to text her right now for an update.

EDIT to add: She says the money is sitting there in their bank account, there was no check stub saying what it was for, and now they agree with me that it's strange, but they're just going to wait and see.

[Kali]

47. thanks for the reply, if you ever find out PM me!