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For example, a retiree from Linz found in his mailbox a check for 1,200 US dollars (1,013.34 euros), signed by the President of the United States, Donald Trump. At Raiffeisen Upper Austria 63 checks of this type have already been cashed, at Sparkasse at O 45, as well ORF Radio O reported Monday.
“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 examined it and determined that the check actually came from the United States government. Three days later he had the money in his account.
He worked in the United States in the 1960s.
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 had 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 a check like this, you can cash it, says Paul Kaiser of the Raiffeisenlandesbank Upper Austria. In theory, it would also be possible for the US government to demand the money back, according to the ORF report, but this is unlikely due to the high cost. According to experts, caution is always advised in such cases if one is asked to pay something in advance to get the money.
Supplement for children
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 Sparkasse Upper Austria. 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.
Cases could be limited to Upper Austria. So far, no out-of-state US government grants have turned up.
Data breach in the US authorities?
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. There was also $ 500 per child.
Payments to more than one million dead were also incorrectly received. Apparently, the Ministry of Finance and the tax authorities had not compared his 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.
