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7 On Your Side Warns of New York State Inflation Refund Check Text Scams

Governor Hochul's $2 billion inflation rebate reaches 8.2 million households but is taxable under federal law and must be reported on 2025 tax returns, officials said.

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More than 8 million New Yorkers will receive these checks based on their tax income and filling status. These checks will range from $150 to $400.

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Governor Warns About Scams Related to Inflation Reimbursement Checks

NEW YORK.- The governor of New York, Kathy Hochul, issued an official warning against the increase in scams directed at people who expect to receive the checks of the state’s “inflation refund”. Some scammers are sending text messages, automated calls, emails and postal correspondence pretending to be tax agencies, with the purpose of people sharing bank data or personal information to “activate” payment. In her report, Hochul emphasized that el…

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7 On Your Side warns of New York State inflation refund check text scams

More than 8 million New Yorkers will receive these checks based on their tax income and filling status. These checks will range from $150 to $400.

·New York, United States
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As inflation refund checks hit the mail, scams hit email, text inboxes

ALBANY — New Yorkers don’t have to do anything special to get their inflation refund checks, and the state government is warning people to ignore outreach that says otherwise.

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You should report Gov. Hochul’s ‘inflation refund’ checks on your taxes

The program will send hundreds of millions of dollars to the administration of President Donald Trump.

·New York, United States
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Hochul: Scammers are targeting inflation refund check recipients

Recently, Gov. Kathy Hochul warned New Yorkers of scammers who are sending text messages, voice messages, emails and direct mail to taxpayers targeting New York state’s inflation refund checks.

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The Daily Gazette broke the news in on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.
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