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Don’t Become the Next Victim to a Tax Scam In 2016
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WARNING: IRS Will Not Call People Demanding Money
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Don’t Become the Next Victim to a Tax Scam In 2016
The IRS releases the “dirty dozen” list of the worst tax scams each year and hopefully helping the American public avoid becoming victims. Some aren’t applicable to most people, such as using offshore accounts to avoid paying taxes, but many are
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E-filing Tax Fraud
An audit released this week by Internet security nonprofit the Online Trust Alliance found that 46 percent, or 6 out of 13 tax software websites in an IRS program, failed cybersecurity protocols. The websites are part of IRS Free File
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WARNING: IRS Will Not Call People Demanding Money
Scammers are calling more people these days, impersonating themselves as IRS agents, especially during tax filing season. At least a dozen Grant County (Washington) residents have received the call this week alone from scammers posing as the IRS, claiming people own taxes
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Super Bowl Ticket Scams
Super Bowl 50 is set to kick off this Sunday, February 7th, and as you consider purchasing tickets to the hottest sporting events of the year, you might want to double check where those amazing offers are coming from. Scammers have been known to
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Survey Reveals 11% of Adults Lost Money to a Phone Scam in 2015
Calling victims on the phone to trap them into a scam seems so old school, however in today’s day of technology any scheme is possible. Apparently scammers hold to the adage “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Because telephone scams, even in
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Protect Yourself From Identity Theft & Related Tax Fraud
Identity theft tops the list of taxpayer concerns for 2016. According to a 2015 Identity Fraud Study, released by Javelin Strategy & Research, show identity thieves stole $16 billion from 12.7 million U.S. consumers in 2014, a new victim every two seconds. Those
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How to Outsmart the Newest Cyber Scams
Security for your credit cards are changing drastically in 2016. However, that doesn’t mean identity frauds and credit card scams will diminish. By the end of 2016, 84% of credit cards will have a secure computer chip, according to Mercator
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LifeLock to Pay $100 Million to Consumers
LifeLock is to pay $100 million to settle Federal Trade Commission contempt charges that it violated the terms of a 2010 federal court order that requires the company to secure consumers’ personal information and prohibits the company from deceptive advertising.
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10 Tips to Help Businesses Stay Secure for the Holidays
As we gear up for our holiday celebrations it’s important to remember that during this time when staff is in and out on vacation, you need to be diligent in protecting your business from potential threats. That’s why Optiv Security, a
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Are You Safe with Online Banking?
He is one of Britain’s foremost experts on cyber security, a man who has spent 30 years following the development of first telephone, and then online, banking. The professor of security engineering at the University of Cambridge’s computer laboratory has
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