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Scammers strike again posing as the IRS
On Thursday, June 30, a local man called the Madison County Carrier stating that he received a call from a man who claimed to be with the IRS. During the phone call, the local man was told he owed a
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5 Arrested for IRS Impersonation Scam
A growing IRS impersonation scam has five suspects arrested for their involvement, which has bilked an estimated $36.5 million from 6,400 victims nationwide, federal officials said Tuesday. Nabbed Monday in Miami, Fla., the suspects are accused of making multiple calls
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What an IRS Scam Phone Call Sounds Like
Are you receiving strange calls these days requesting personal information and costing you money? Then it might be an IRS phone scam, which sounds a little like this…. RELATED: 6 Things Learned About IRS’s Fight Against Fraud And Identity Theft One clue
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15 Signs You Could Be a Tax Scam Victim
Tax scams are a common occurrence these days, but in all fairness, the IRS has done a great job over the past few years of cracking down on phony returns, and providing guidelines on what to do if you’re a
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NEW IRS Email Scam this Tax Season
April 15th is just two months away and IRS officials are warning of a new surge of email scams. In a press release, the IRS said that they have seen a 400 percent surge in phishing and malware incidents so far
Read MoreCrooks Stole Data on 100K Taxpayers Via ‘Get Transcript’ Feature
Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist and Personal Finance Expert Heather Wagenhals continues to warn listeners of the latest frauds and scams striking all targets. The most recent scam occurring with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) affected more than 100,000 taxpayers this
Read MoreTelephone Scam Season
Tax deadline might be over but that doesn’t mean the scammers have gone away. As Americans are readying their (late) returns, scammers have already been calling more than 366,000 citizens, pretending to be Internal Revenue Service agents collecting taxes, the IRS
Read MoreScam Alert: Thieves Target Taxpayers, Fake as IRS Employees
In a tax season that’s been riddled with security breaches, the IRS is warning taxpayers about a new phone scam designed to rob you of your money. The IRS says this one has been a widespread problem since 2013. RELATED: Fake
Read MoreFake IRS Agents Scam Callers
Scammers pretending to be Internal Revenue Service agents are again targeting Coachella Valley residents over the phone. Sandy Cox, a Desert Sun reader in Palm Desert, said she’s gotten at least four calls this week from men purporting to be
Read MoreIRS-Impersonation Telephone Scam
IRS – An aggressive and sophisticated phone scam targeting taxpayers, including recent immigrants, has been making the rounds throughout the country. Callers claim to be employees of the IRS, but are not. These con artists can sound convincing when they
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