Unfortunately, every year Internal Revenue Service scams are becoming more prevalent. Not only are scam frequencies on the rise, but there is also an increase in the scammers’ sophistication. Currently, there are more than a few methods scammers use. Knowing what they are may just protect you...
It’s not just that Waldman fails to address problems at the IRS. He also is either very misinformed or very dishonest about who pays the lion’s share of income taxes. For instance, even the IRSfreely admitsthat upper-income taxpayers finance a hugely disproportionate chunk of the income ta...
it’s a scam. Do not reply, open any attachments, or click on any links in the message. Instead, forward the text to the IRS at 7726 and by email to phishing@irs.gov. If possible, send the IRS a second message with the number from which the fraudulent text originated...
who worked as an auctioneer before serving six terms in the House of Representatives, to serve as the next commissioner of the IRS. Democrats like Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) have called Long’s nomination “a bizarre choice” since Long “jumped into the scam-plagu...
“yea maybe” he hung up. I guess he was looking to see if I had the money and would be willing to pay right now on the phone or I’m wasting his time. He probably felt I wasn’t showing enough urgency to pay and hung up. So in summary, the target for this scam is to not...
As good practice, don't click on any link within an email, but instead, visit the website directly (eg https://www.irs.gov). Threats - Scammers and cyber criminals often use threats. The IRS does not threaten taxpayers, if there is to be a penalty assessed, it is typically done so...
In its rush to respond to a 2015 crisis that allowed scammers to access the personal information of more than 350,000 taxpayers, the Internal Revenue Service skipped required security plan updates and risk assessments. That haste may have left the already compromised taxpayer data v...
IRS Never Contacts Users by the Email It’s very easy to tell that all emails that are allegedly sent by IRS are nothing more than a scam because this institution publicly claimed that’they. IRS highlights that these attempts of scam are mostly active on the fall period. By the way, IRS...
WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service issued a warning this week about an ongoing tax refund phishing scam targeting students and staff at colleges and universities who have a ".edu" email address. The IRS said it has received complaints in recent weeks about the impersonation scam aimed at...
Sender: If some of the above information has raised your concern, see where the email is coming from. Scammers may use a variation of a company's email and even use the company logo as their contact, appearing as the company itself. Be sure that the sender is a person you know or a...