The U.S. Small Business Administration is warning small businesses not to respond to letters falsely claiming to have been sent by the SBA asking for bank account information related to federal tax rebates.
The SBA said the fraudulent letters were sent on what appears to be SBA letterhead to small businesses across the country. The letters state that the SBA needs a business’s bank name and account number in order to determine whether the business qualifies for a tax rebate under the Economic Stimulus Act.
“These letters have not been sent by or authorized by the SBA, and all small businesses are strongly advised not to respond to them,” the SBA said.
The SBA is working with the SBA Office of Inspector General to investigate this matter. The Office of Inspector General asks that anyone who receives such a letter report it to the OIG Fraud Line at 800-767-0385, or e-mail at OIGHotline@sba.gov.
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