Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for taxpayers of a new e-mail scam informing taxpayers that they are eligible for a bogus tax refund. The scam also directs taxpayers to click on a link that leads to a fake IRS Web site where they can claim the alleged refund. Taxpayers are also warned ...
Even though the IRS does communicate by letter, a letter that seems to be from the IRS may not be legitimate. Scammers can send fake IRS notices by mail, and they can be challenging to authenticate. Be suspicious if the letter asks for money. A letter asking you to make out a check ...
Scammers can pose as the IRS by mail – taxpayers should know the factsOne of the newest and more devious schemes involves mail coming in a cardboard envelope from either a delivery service or the United States Postal Service (USPS). The enclosed letter includes the IRS masthead and ...
1. 'Unclaimed refund' scam Picture this: The doorbell rings, a delivery person appears, and you're quickly handed a cardboard envelope. Inside the mailer is an official-looking letter from the IRS, telling you that you're entitled to a refund. To collect it, you'll just need to email...
you receive a letter or notice in the mail, there are steps you can follow. If you instead get a phone call from someone that claims to be an agent from the IRS without getting a regular mailed letter first, this is a scam. A fake agent who uses a phone scam may do the following...
In mid-December 2017 this author heard from Ed Eckenstein, a longtime reader in Oklahoma whose wife Ruth had just received a snail mail letter from the SSA about successfully applying to withdraw benefits. The letter confirmed she’d requested a one-time transfer of more than $11,000 from ...
You receive an IRS letter indicating one or more tax returns have been filed using your SSN; or You receive a balance due notice, refund offset notice, or have collection actions taken against you for a tax year when you didn’t file a return or receive a refund. ...
There's no need to panic should this scam show up in your mailbox. You can report the communication to theTreasury Inspector General for Tax Administrationand throw the letter out. Or, since it's summer, you can toss it into your fire pit and go roast some marshmallows. ...
A phony letter from the IRS instructing recipients on how and where to wire the money that was deposited into their bank account as a result of a fraudulent tax refund request filed in their name. Tax refund fraud affects hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of U.S. citizens annually....
For obtaining a new IP-PIN:Taxpayers with income of $72,000 or less can completeForm 15227, IP PIN Applicationand mail it to the IRS address listed on the form. Once the IRS has received the form, the taxpayer will receive a call from the IRS to verify the personal identity. They wil...