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...
The IRS is warning tax professionals and taxpayers of IRS scammers which attempt to steal their tax software preparation credentials. If you use eFile.com or any other software, be on the lookout for emails that claim "your account has been put on hold" or "open this email to unlock your...
The best way to ensure that your money is going exactly where it should be is to check the IRS' TEOS tool to confirm the organization's tax-exempt status [5]. 5. Recalculated refund scam These scam emails display the IRS logo and use subject lines such as "Tax Refund Payment" or "...
So is scam and identity theft season. So it’s no surprise that this time of year, the Internal Revenue Service and its Security Summit partners spend a week focusing on ways taxpayers and tax professionals can protect their and clients’ sensitive financial information from tax scammers. Yes,...
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* You can also file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission atwww.FTC.gov. Please add "IRS Telephone Scam" to the comments in your complaint. * If you get an email that's purportedly from the IRS, do not open any attachments or click on any links in the email. Send it tophis...
"These improper claims have been fueled by social media and people sharing bad advice," Werfel said. "Scam artists constantly prey on people’s hopes and try to use the complexity of the tax system to convince people there are secret ways to get a big refund. These three credits illustrate...
Online ID theft is called phishing. A phishing scam involves fraudsters sending email messages to trick unsuspecting victims into revealing personal and financial information such as credit card numbers, account usernames and passwords, SSNs, etc.. Some ID theft starts with something as simple as ...
Tax refund fraud affects hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of U.S. citizens annually. Victims usually first learn of the crime after having their returns rejected because scammers beat them to it. Even those who are not required to file a return can be victims of refund fraud, as ...
and will call back shortly. Do not ask for a phone number; instead, ask for the caller’s name and badge number. Hang up, then immediately report the call to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.31Also, email phishing@irs.gov using the subject line “IRS Phone Scam.”32...