The 5 biggest money scams financial experts have seen so far in 2021

“Howard Dvorkin, a CPA, says that the most common scams of 2021 so far have involved stimulus checks. "Whether via text, email, or phone call, these scammers all told the same lie, which is you need to 'confirm' your personal information before you can receive your check. Once you hand over your Social Security number and other data, you're toast," says Dvorkin. "A variation of this scam was offering 'COVID relief grants' in addition to your stimulus checks. Of course, to apply for these substantial grants, you had to hand over every bit of personal data those scammers could sell to even worse people who would run up your credit cards and raid your bank accounts.”