The tech blog at the Financial Times (FT.com) is offering some further insight into the EFTPS scam that I reported earlier. According to FT.com, the
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More Tax Scams: One From Canada, Eh?
It seems that the spammers, phishers, scammers, and schemers are upping their game these days. In addition to the EFTPS scam making the rounds, I
Read MoreEFTPS Scam Update
Thanks to my friends over at Smithford Law Offices for noting that the IRS has issued a warning about these EFTPS scams. You can get
Read MoreIRS Phishing Scams On The Rise
It’s that time of year again… The one when the crazies come out and try to steal your personal information or infect your computer or
Read MoreReminder About Phishing Scams
As I’ve posted before on taxgirl.com, the IRS does not send unsolicited e-mails to taxpayers. If you receive an e-mail purporting to be from the
Read MoreIRS Scam Emails May Put Your Info At Risk
By now, you have to have received one of the scam emails purporting to be from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with the subject line:
Read MoreBeware Of Tax Refund Scams
I just received an email with the subject line “Confidential Information” in my inbox. The attachment was a form which requested a long list of
Read MoreTax Court Warning
The US Tax Court has received reports about an e-mail allegedly sent by a member of the Tax Court’s practitioner bar. This is NOT a
Read MoreScams, Schemes & Tomfoolery: Be Careful With Your Tax Rebate!
I’ve posted before that there are NO plans in Congress to distribute monthly stimulus payments or rebates or bonuses to taxpayers. Nonetheless, I continue to
Read MoreBeware Of Fresh Tax Scams!
Scammers are at it again. I just received another email earlier today which leads to a fairly official looking web site here. Be advised that
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