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<DIV>Greetings to all!</DIV>
<DIV>Received from Pamela Gaston, NJ CBVI.</DIV>
<DIV>Please read and share with others.</DIV>
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<DIV>Joe </DIV>
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FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline'><A
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href="https://www.aarp.org/espanol/dinero/impuestos/info-2020/pagos-de-estimulo-en-tarjetas-debito-prepagadas.html?intcmp=AE-MON-TOSPA-TOGL-ES"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal">Don’t Toss Out Your Stimulus
Payment With the Junk Mail</SPAN></A></DIV>
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rgb(0,0,0)">
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MARGIN: 0px"
href="https://www.aarp.org/espanol/dinero/impuestos/info-2020/pagos-de-estimulo-en-tarjetas-debito-prepagadas.html?intcmp=AE-MON-TOSPA-TOGL-ES">EN
ESPAŃOL</A> | IF YOU DIDN'T GET PAPER, YOU MAY GET PLASTIC FROM THE INTERNAL
REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) AS IT CONTINUES TO DOLE OUT <A
style="BOX-SIZING: border-box; BACKGROUND: 0px 0px; COLOR: rgb(47,120,153);
MARGIN: 0px"
href="https://www.aarp.org/politics-society/advocacy/info-2020/coronavirus-stimulus-bill.html">STIMULUS
PAYMENTS</A>. </DIV>
<P
style="BOX-SIZING: border-box; FONT-FAMILY: ff-dagny-web-pro, helvetica,
arial, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); MARGIN: 0px 0px 11px;
BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">The
IRS has recently sent 4 million payments by prepaid debit cards, or Economic
Impact Payment (EIP) cards, as the Treasury Department has dubbed them. The
cards are going out to certain eligible taxpayers who filed tax returns but
for
whom the IRS doesn't have bank account information. The stimulus payment is
loaded on the debit card.</P>
<P
style="BOX-SIZING: border-box; FONT-FAMILY: ff-dagny-web-pro, helvetica,
arial, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); MARGIN: 0px 0px 11px;
BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Your
EIP card will arrive in a plain envelope from “Money Network Cardholder
Services.”<SPAN style="MARGIN: 0px"> </SPAN><B
style="BOX-SIZING: border-box; FONT-WEIGHT: 700">Don’t throw it away
thinking
it’s junk mail or a scam.<SPAN style="MARGIN: 0px"> </SPAN></B>The Visa
name will appear on the front of the EIP card; the back of the card has the
name
of the issuing bank, MetaBank, N.A. Note that you can’t request you receive
your
stimulus payment by debit card — it either arrives that way or it doesn’t.</P>
<DIV
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arial, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); MARGIN: 0px 0px 11px;
BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><SPAN
style="MARGIN: 0px; DISPLAY: inline !important; BACKGROUND-COLOR:
rgb(238,240,241)">People
are rightly suspicious of unsolicited cards through the mail, and the
Economic
Impact Payment (EIP) cards arrive in plain envelopes with the return address
“Money Network Cardholder Services” from MetaBank in Omaha, Nebraska. That
doesn’t sound like a government payment to most people. AARP has heard from
members that some people suspect the cards are a fraud or an unsolicited
credit
card offer, meaning some people have shredded them or thrown them
away.</SPAN><BR></DIV>
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style="BOX-SIZING: border-box; FONT-FAMILY: ff-dagny-web-pro, helvetica,
arial, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); MARGIN: 0px 0px 11px;
BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><SPAN
style="MARGIN: 0px; DISPLAY: inline !important; BACKGROUND-COLOR:
rgb(238,240,241)">From
the I.R.S.</SPAN></DIV>
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arial, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); MARGIN: 0px 0px 11px;
BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><SPAN
style="MARGIN: 0px; DISPLAY: inline !important; BACKGROUND-COLOR:
rgb(238,240,241)">
<P
style='BOX-SIZING: border-box; FONT-FAMILY: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif;
COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px; BACKGROUND-COLOR:
rgb(255,255,255)'>A48.
Some payments may be sent on a prepaid debit card known as The Economic
Impact
Payment Card The Economic Impact Payment Card is sponsored by the
Treasury
Department’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service, managed by Money Network
Financial,
LLC and issued by Treasury’s financial agent, MetaBank®, N.A.</P>
<P
style='BOX-SIZING: border-box; FONT-FAMILY: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif;
COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); MARGIN: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)'>If
you receive an Economic Impact Payment Card, it will arrive in a plain
envelope
from “Money Network Cardholder Services.” The Visa name will appear on
the
front of the Card; the back of the Card has the name of the issuing bank,
MetaBank®, N.A. Information included with the Card will explain that the
card is
your Economic Impact Payment Card. Please go to<SPAN
style="MARGIN: 0px"> </SPAN><A
title="Money Network Economic Impact Card website"
style="BOX-SIZING: border-box; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; COLOR:
rgb(110,65,160); MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; transition: all 0.3s ease
0s"
href="https://www.eipcard.com/">EIPcard.com</A><SPAN
style="MARGIN: 0px"> </SPAN>for more information.</P><BR></SPAN></DIV>
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arial, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); MARGIN: 0px 0px 11px;
BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><SPAN
style="MARGIN: 0px; DISPLAY: inline !important; BACKGROUND-COLOR:
rgb(238,240,241)">
<P
style='BOX-SIZING: border-box; FONT-FAMILY: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif;
COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px; BACKGROUND-COLOR:
rgb(255,255,255)'>A51.
Individuals who have lost or destroyed their EIP Card may request a free
replacement through MetaBank® Customer Service. The standard fee of $750
will be
waived for the first reissuance of any EIP Card. Any initial
reissuance
fee charged to a customer from an earlier date will be reversed. Individuals
do
not need to know their card number to request a replacement. Individuals may
request a replacement by phone at <A
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rgb(110,65,160); MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; transition: all 0.3s ease
0s"
href="tel:1-800-240-8100">800-240-8100</A> (option 2 from main menu).</P>
<P
style='BOX-SIZING: border-box; FONT-FAMILY: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif;
COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); MARGIN: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)'>The
Economic Impact Payment Card is sponsored by the Treasury Department’s
Bureau of
the Fiscal Service, managed by Money Network Financial, LLC and issued by
Treasury’s financial agent, MetaBank®, N.A. If you receive an Economic
Impact
Payment Card, it will arrive in a plain envelope from “Money Network
Cardholder
Services.” The Visa name will appear on the front of the Card; the
back of
the Card has the name of the issuing bank, MetaBank®, N.A. Information
included
with the Card will explain that the card is your Economic Impact Payment
Card. Please go to<SPAN style="MARGIN: 0px"> </SPAN><A
title="Money Network Economic Impact Card website"
style="BOX-SIZING: border-box; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; COLOR:
rgb(110,65,160); MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; transition: all 0.3s ease
0s"
href="https://www.eipcard.com/">EIPcard.com</A><SPAN
style="MARGIN: 0px"> </SPAN>for more information and additional
FAQs</P>
<P
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COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); MARGIN: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR:
rgb(255,255,255)'> </P>
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<H3
style="BOX-SIZING: border-box; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 11px; FONT-SIZE: 28px;
FONT-FAMILY: ff-dagny-web-pro, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT:
700; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); MARGIN-TOP: 22px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.1;
BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><B
style="BOX-SIZING: border-box">How to activate your EIP card</B></H3>
<P
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arial, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); MARGIN: 0px 0px 11px;
BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Call
800-240-8100 (TTY: 800-241-9100). You'll need to provide your name, address
and
Social Security number. You will also be asked to create a four-digit
personal
identification number (PIN) required for ATM transactions and automated
assistance and to hear your balance. For security, don't use personal
information as your PIN. For cards with more than one name, only the primary
cardholder (listed first on the card) may activate the card. There is no
charge
to activate the card</P>
<P
style="BOX-SIZING: border-box; FONT-FAMILY: ff-dagny-web-pro, helvetica,
arial, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); MARGIN: 0px 0px 11px;
BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">You
can create a user name and password for your card online, at the Money
Network
site. Be sure to have your card handy when you log in. You can see your
balance
and transaction history online any time at <A
style="BOX-SIZING: border-box; BACKGROUND: 0px 0px; COLOR: rgb(47,120,153);
MARGIN: 0px"
href="https://www.eipcard.com/" rel=noreferrer
target=_blank>EIPCard.com</A>.
You can get the same information by calling the toll-free number.</P>
<H3
style="BOX-SIZING: border-box; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 11px; FONT-SIZE: 28px;
FONT-FAMILY: ff-dagny-web-pro, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT:
700; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); MARGIN-TOP: 22px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.1;
BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><B
style="BOX-SIZING: border-box">How to use your EIP card</B></H3>
<P
style="BOX-SIZING: border-box; FONT-FAMILY: ff-dagny-web-pro, helvetica,
arial, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); MARGIN: 0px 0px 11px;
BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">You
can generally use your card without a fee to make purchases anywhere Visa
debit
cards are accepted — in stores, online or over the phone. You can also use
your
EIP card to pay most bills, get cash back with a PIN debit purchase (where
available), buy groceries and get cash from ATMs that carry the Allpoint
brand.
You can search for surcharge-free ATMs at EIPCard.com. And you may be able
to
pay your mortgage or rent, if your bank or landlord accepts Visa
payments.</P>
<P
style="BOX-SIZING: border-box; FONT-FAMILY: ff-dagny-web-pro, helvetica,
arial, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); MARGIN: 0px 0px 11px;
BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Although
<A
style="BOX-SIZING: border-box; BACKGROUND: 0px 0px; COLOR: rgb(47,120,153);
MARGIN: 0px"
href="https://www.eipcard.com/faq" rel=noreferrer target=_blank>most
transactions don't charge a fee</A>, a few do. For example, you'll pay 25
cents
for each balance inquiry at an ATM, and $2 for each out-of-network
withdrawal
after your first one. You'll also pay $7.50 for a lost or stolen card, and
$17
if you want it shipped to you by priority mail.</P><BR></DIV></SPAN></DIV>
<P
style="BOX-SIZING: border-box; FONT-FAMILY: ff-dagny-web-pro, helvetica,
arial, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); MARGIN: 0px 0px 11px;
BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Naturally,
where there is money, there are people looking to take it, and your card is
no
exception. Make sure you have a secure PIN, and don't give it to anyone.
Beware
of<SPAN style="MARGIN: 0px"> </SPAN><A
style="BOX-SIZING: border-box; BACKGROUND: 0px 0px; COLOR: rgb(47,120,153);
MARGIN: 0px"
href="https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/info-2020/stimulus-checks-scams.html">online
phishing scams</A><SPAN style="MARGIN: 0px"> </SPAN>trying to get your
card
number and PIN. If you think someone has made an unauthorized purchase, call
the
toll-free number.</P>
<P
style="BOX-SIZING: border-box; FONT-FAMILY: ff-dagny-web-pro, helvetica,
arial, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); MARGIN: 0px 0px 11px;
BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Your
card may be declined if you try to spend above the limit, or you may have to
use
cash to pay the amount over what's in your account. In some cases, such as
when
you're buying gas, the merchant may put a temporary hold on your card
balance —
sometimes more than the amount you used to make a purchase. Once processed,
the
money will be released and your balance will be adjusted. Pre-authorized
funds
may take up to seven days to be released back to your card account balance,
and
up to 31 days for car rentals.</P><BR></DIV>
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