AdvertisementForeign Workers Living Overseas Mistakenly Received $1,200 U.S. Stimulus ChecksAugust 05, 2020Sacha PfeifferfacebookEmailStimulus checks are prepared on May 8, 2008, in Philadelphia. In 2020, stimulus checks again went to many Americans, this time during the pandemic's economic fallout. Some of that money went to thousands of foreign workers not eligible to receive the funds. (Getty Images)