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...
Major IRS 'Payment Due' glitch discovered June, 12th, 2024ByGary Guthrie Read Article Got a big tax refund coming? If so, the IRS says you may be a scam victim. May, 14th, 2024ByGary Guthrie Read Article Did you have to pay taxes this year? Here’s how to stop that. ...
IRS tools to protect your tax refund After flagging more than one million fraudulent tax returns last year, the IRS is urging you to take steps to protect yourself from identity theft. "A $3 million Treasury check that was stolen and deposited into accounts that he had access to," said Ri...
Lastly, this letter is filled with inaccuracies, such as claiming October 17 is the deadline for people on extension to file a 2022 tax refund. The IRS says the actual deadline is actually October 16. Tax return check cabania The IRS also noted they only handle tax returns -- and never...
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....
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 ...
This is how it works. Someone steals your identity, files a bogus tax return in your name before you do and collects a refund check from the IRS. It's so simple, you would think it would never work, but it does. It's been around since 2008, and you'd think the IRS would have ...
IRS warns about new Tax Refund Scam techniques. Tax Season 2018 begun at the end of January 2018. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued an
Be prepared that this will dramatically slow your refund. Lemons said the typical tax identity fraud takes roughly four months to investigate and resolve. Since tax ID theft peaked in 2013, the IRS has taken a host of steps, including forming a security partnership with preparers and software ...
Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Some insistthat you owe taxesand even threaten you with arrest. Others attempt to obtain your personal information, such as your bank account numbers or Social Security number, even promising the information will be used to deposit a hefty tax refund in your ...