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Used H&R Block to file your taxes? They probably got your stimulus check

Some H&R Block customers discovered Tuesday that their stimulus checks were deposited into an account other than their own.

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Sloane Heffernan
, WRAL anchor/reporter
WAKE FOREST, N.C. — Some H&R Block customers discovered Tuesday that their stimulus checks were deposited into an account other than their own.
The U.S. Treasury Department started issuing the $600 stimulus checks to taxpayers last week as part of the government's latest pandemic relief effort.

Carlos Peppers said he grew concerned when he learned his check was being deposited into a bank account with a number he didn't recognize.

"To me, when I looked at it the first time, it looks like it is fraud," Peppers said.

The account belongs to H&R Block, which Peppers used to file his taxes last year.

Numerous H&R Block and TurboTax customers had their money deposited into a refund transfer account that is usually set up for transferring tax refunds.

"I am kind of heated because I have questions like, 'Why couldn’t y’all deposit this into my account?' because this is taking up my time," Peppers said.

"The IRS determines where second stimulus payments were sent, and in some cases, money was sent to a different account than the first stimulus payment last spring," H&R Block said in a statement.

The money should be transferred to customers’ accounts by the end of the week, the company said.

"The money should have been in my account already," an irritated Peppers said.

Chase Bank customers also experienced issues with stimulus payments.

Anthony Papa said his payment appeared in his account and then disappeared before reappearing hours later.

"In all honesty, I thought somebody had hacked my bank account because I've had problems with my bank account before," said Papa, of Henderson.

Chase officials said they are aware of the issue with some customers, and the stimulus money is back in their customers' accounts.

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