Some stimulus checks are being sent to the wrong accounts: 'The bank account number is not even clos

[mfcorey1]

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service launched the "Get My Payment" web application allowing people to track their payout, which was hit with early glitches at the time of launch.


Around 80 million people were to receive the deposit this week, the Treasury Department said on Monday. But Wednesday, many people expressed concern and worry when the government website said the cash, up to $1,200 per person, was sent to a bank account that didn't seem to belong to them.


Will my stimulus check be affected if I owe taxes?

The events unfolded in a similar manner for several of the people who reached out to the IRS via Twitter. They would submit their contact information into the government's payout tracking portal, and the results would show that the money was scheduled to be deposited on April 15.

Only, the digits didn't match a bank account people were familiar with.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/some-stimulus-checks-are-being-sent-to-the-wrong-accounts-the-bank-account-number-is-not-even-close/ar-BB12H1WP?ocid=mailsignout

[blitzen]

1. Being sent to Deutsche Bank, perhaps? n/t

[mfcorey1]

2. Funny!

[roamer65]

3. Probably a COVID-45 account in the Cayman Islands.

[2naSalit]

4. +1

[Hotler]

5. I tried to look up my payment status and I was told

my social security number didn't match. USA! USA! USA!

[Windy City Charlie]

6. The $8 million check

That's what I think happened in regards to the guy who got the $8 million the other day by mistake. I'm sorry, you don't add that many zero's by mistake. The cynic in me thinks that $8 million was meant for someone else, and got put in the wrong person's account.

[customerserviceguy]

7. I'm wondering

if this is an IRS screwup, or a bank screwup. I would imagine that most banks don't have so many payments coming in at once, and their systems cannot handle the sheer numbers. Tax refunds generally come over the course of about a three month period.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

8. Heckuva job Trumpy