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As people receive their rebate checks from the Federal Government, scam artists are looking for their piece of the pie. Emails are circulating claiming the federal government needs your banking information in order to deposit your rebate check directly into your bank. Scam artists then use the information to withdraw money from your account. Attorney General Bill McCollum said don’t be fooled into believing you’re getting an email from the IRS.

“They don’t send emails out from the IRS. They just don’t do it. You have a question about a rebate or an issue with the IRS, go to their website or go to the IRS office, but do not be a sucker for somebody who’s committing a scam and wants to steal your identity or get money from you because they’re claiming they’re from the government,” said McCollum.

In 2007, similar email scams cost victims more than 240,000 dollars.