Listen to EPISODE 4 of the Westchester Consumer Protection weekly PODCAST (2:30 min clip on May 27, 2020) for my advisory on why people must be careful with Federal Stimulus Visa Debit Card that is arriving at homes across US over past week – some people actually threw it away thinking it was junk mail.

LINK:  https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-5g6xk-dde67b

Here are two helpful posts on this issue from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and IRS:

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/blog/economic-impact-payment-prepaid-card/

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/millions-of-people-will-get-their-economic-impact-payment-by-prepaid-debit-card

Check your mail and be careful. If you ever need help from the Westchester Consumer Protection Department, contact us at 914-995-2155 or ConPro@westchestergov.com.

Jim Maisano
914-636-1621
Jim@JimMaisano.com

Jim serves as the Westchester County Consumer Protection Director