The US government isn’t calling about your stimulus check — and if someone does, it’s probably a scam.

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President Donald Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, into law on Friday.

Soon, millions of Americans will be getting stimulus checks from the US government. The one-time direct payments will be delivered by the IRS to individual taxpayers largely through direct deposit. Trump’s top economic adviser Larry Kudlow said Sunday that Americans can expect to see money in their bank accounts in “a couple of weeks.”

Keep in mind: You do not have to sign up to receive a stimulus check. The process is automatic for any American who qualifies. If someone is calling you or emailing you to confirm personal details or asking for bank information or money, it’s a scam.

The IRS generally gets in contact with taxpayers through snail mail — not via phone calls, text, or email, and definitely not through social media.

On its website, the Treasury Department advises: “If you receive calls, emails, or other communications claiming to be from the Treasury Department and offering COVID-19 related grants or stimulus payments in exchange for personal financial information, or an advance fee, or charge of any kind, including the purchase of gift cards, please do not respond.”