Ask Terry Questions covid-19 EIDL fraud

covid-19 EIDL fraud

By Terry Savage on January 19, 2023 | Wild Card

Just received a letter in the mail from the SBA re: payment due for an EIDL for my deceased father. He never took out a loan, and the address states a “farm”, of which it is not. The SBA told me to call the Inspector General, but there is no option for this type of fraud on their phone menu. Do you have any suggestions as to how to handle this?

Terry Says

Yes, I would report this to the FBI — using their toll free number 1-800-CALL-FBI. They promise to investigate every report.
You are not responsible, in any case, because he is deceased.
But check his credit report to see if the loan is listed there. Then make sure the credit bureaus list him as deceased. You can use the links in this article to do that.

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