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New Phone Scam

Fake IRS agents target more than 366,000 in huge tax scam

These are the headlines on the 12th of March. Thousands of people have received phones calls from individuals claiming to be IRS Agents. These calls are not being made by the IRS, they IRS will not contact you by phone and demand payment. The following is an excerpt from the article on this scam (the individual being quoted is Timothy Camus a Treasury Deputy Inspector General);

"As part of the telephone scam, fake IRS agents call taxpayers, claim they owe taxes, and demand payment using a prepaid debit card or a wire transfer. Those who refuse are threatened with arrest, deportation or loss of a business or driver's license, Camus said.

The callers can manipulate caller ID to make it look like they are calling from an IRS phone number. They might even know the last four digits of the taxpayer's Social Security number, Camus said. "

"Our message is simple," Camus said. "If someone calls unexpectedly claiming to be from the IRS with aggressive threats if you do not pay immediately, it is a scam artist calling. The IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers by telephone. If you do owe money to the IRS, chances are you have already received some form of a notice or correspondence from the IRS in your mailbox."

EMail Scams

Be aware of emails claiming to be from the IRS. The IRS will not contact you via email asking for personal information. There are several of these email scams circulating right now. If you receive an email claiming to be from the IRS and for some reason you are unsure of its validity contact the IRS or call us for clarification. But whatever you do, do not click on the link provided in the emails and give any personal information.

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