Tax scams, identity theft, and fraud schemes to watch out for — how they work, how to spot them, and how to protect yourself.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), state tax agencies and the nation’s tax industry are warning taxpayers to be on the lookout for scams at this time of year. The call follows what the IRS refers to as “a surge of new, sophisticated email phishing scams.”
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is warning about a new “tax transcript” scam. In the scam, taxpayers are tricked into opening emails that look like they are from the IRS—but they potentially carry malware.
Just weeks after the Social Security Administration (SSA) issued a warning about an impersonation scheme, they are raising an alert about a new scam.
The Social Security Administration issued a warning about an ongoing Office of the Inspector General (OIG) impersonation scheme.
After Hurricane Florence, the IRS has issued a reminder to taxpayers that criminals & scammers will try to take advantage of the generosity of taxpayers.
Figuring out Social Security and Medicare taxes and benefits can be confusing for taxpayers, and increasingly, taxpayers are turning online and to professionals for help. Unfortunately, the Social Security Administration (SSA) warns, some taxpayers seeking information are also being taken advantage of by thieves and scammers. Here’s what you need to know. First, there is a…
Why can’t the government catch these guys? That was the sentiment echoed in my inbox over and over as those Internal Revenue Service (IRS) impersonation phone scams exploded. It felt painfully slow, but arrests were finally made in India. This week, many of those scammers were sentenced for their crimes. Twenty-one members of a massive…
It may be summer, but the bad guys aren’t taking a vacation. The Acting Inspector General of Social Security, Gale Stallworth Stone, has issued a warning about an ongoing phone scam from thieves pretending to be from the Social Security Administration (SSA). As part of the con, scammers try to convince you to give up personal information,…
Now that tax season is over, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is warning taxpayers to remain on alert for phishing emails and telephone scams.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and its state and industry Security Summit partners are warning tax professionals about a new scam involving phishing emails posing as accounting and professional associations.
