Money Coronavirus stimulus check scams are out to swindle you out of $1,200: What you need to know March 28, 2020March 29, 2020 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press Comments Off on Coronavirus stimulus check scams are out to swindle you out of $1,200: What you need to know FBI, states warn Americans that phone calls, texts or emails asking for personal or financial information to get $1,200 federal payment are not legit.