[ad_1]
For example, a Linz pensioner found a check for 1,200 US dollars (1,013.34 euros) in his mailbox, signed by US President Donald Trump, ORF Radio Upper Austria reported Monday. According to this, 63 checks of this type have already been cashed in Raiffeisen Upper Austria and 45 in Sparkasse in Upper Austria.
“I open the mailbox and suddenly I see the United States Treasury there and a check for $ 1,200 with the dedication: Economic Impact Payment, President Donald J. Trump,” described a Linz native in an interview with ORF. The 73-year-old man brought the check to the bank. They went through it and found that the check actually came from the United States government. Three days later he had the money in his account.
But the pensioner does not know why he received the money. At first he thought it had something to do with the fact that he worked in the United States for two years in the 1960s, he said in an interview with ORF. But then his wife also received a check for $ 1,200 and was never in the United States.
If you get such a check, you can cash it, says Paul Kaiser from Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich. Theoretically, it would also be possible for the US government to demand the money back, according to the ORF report, but that’s highly unlikely due to high spending. According to experts, caution is always advised in such cases if you are asked to pay something in advance to get the money.
The reason for the cash blessing could be a data breach with the US authorities. “There this message was sent to almost 1.1 million deceased American citizens”, suspects a connection Kaiser, “the Americans have already confirmed this great mishap.”
The US government recently sent checks to countless people, intended to help with the coronavirus crisis. US citizens with an annual salary of up to $ 75,000 received checks for $ 1,200 and working couples with salaries of up to $ 150,000 received checks for $ 2,400. Also, there was $ 500 per child. Payments to more than a million deaths were also made in error. Apparently, the Ministry of Finance and the tax authorities had not compared her data with the death reports of the social security authorities before sending the aid checks. The fact that the name of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, is printed on the checks, has drawn criticism.
US Government Cash Blessing Amount Varies. “The amount of the check is individual. For example, there is a surcharge for children,” confirmed the APA at the Sparkasse Oberösterreich. We advise all those who have received or will receive such a check to contact their bank. “On-site specialists check the validity of each of the controls and make sure it is not a fake,” Sparkasse recommended.
The cases are likely to be limited to Upper Austria. Outside of the state, so far no US government grants have appeared.
[ad_2]
