IRS Warns On Another Twist On Tax Phone Scams
There’s a new twist on the old IRS phone scam making the rounds. Here’s what you need to know.
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IRS Advises Taxpayers To Watch Out For Schemes
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued an alert about a new email scheme targeting taxpayers. Here’s what you need to know to protect yourself.
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As TIGTA Continues To Warn On IRS Scams, New Treasury Scams Surface
Over the past two years, nearly 4,550 victims have collectively paid over $23 million to scammers posing as Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officials. Since October 2013, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) has received reports of roughly 736,000 contacts made to taxpayers demanding that they send them cash via prepaid debit cards. J….
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Be Smart When Being Charitable: IRS Warns On SC Flood Relief Scams
“This is a Hugo-level event,” declared Maj. Gen. Robert Livingston, head of the South Carolina National Guard. Maj. Gen. Livingston was comparing the last week’s flooding in the Palmetto State to the category 5 hurricane that caused widespread damage in Charleston nearly 25 years ago. The devastating floods in the state were considered a 1…
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Taxpayers Urged To Be On 'High Alert' For Fraud During Filing Season
It’s tax season. That, unfortunately, also means that it’s fraud season. This week, the Treasury Inspector General for Taxpayer Administration (TIGTA) issued a reminder to taxpayers to beware of scammers making calls claiming to represent the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The scam, which heated up last year, has continued to plague taxpayers. TIGTA called the…
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Shutdown Gives Tax Scammers New Opportunities To Steal
With the IRS shut down, scammers are taking the opportunity to ramp up operations. Here’s what to be on the lookout for…
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Watch For Tax Appeal Email Scam
‘Tis the season, folks. Expect more and more bogus emails in your inbox as tax season heats up. Scams to steal your identity and/or financial information are rampant, causing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to include phishing and identity theft at the top of their “Dirty Dozen” list for 2012. The newest version making the…
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Bogus IRS Emails Resurface
Just a few months after I reported seeing a bump in scam e-mails purporting to be from the IRS, a new version is making the rounds. The new version is very similar to the prior version. As before, the header is a variation on Federal Tax payment canceled or Your Federal Tax Transaction. The ones…
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Re: You’re Being Investigated For Tax Fraud
The IRS wants you to understand that you’ll never actually see that message in a subject line from IRS. It’s the newest scam to target taxpayers. Taxpayers have reported the receipt of an email allegedly from “IRS Criminal Investigation” claiming that an investigation is underway for the filing of a false return or other complaint….