Posts Tagged ‘Phishing Tax Scams’
Friday, January 27th, 2012
The IRS is issuing information to all taxpayers to stay on the lookout for fraudulent emails and correspondences claiming to be the IRS this tax season. Each year the IRS receives thousands of reports about suspicious calls, emails, faxes and notices claiming to be from the IRS. The goal of these fraudulent notices is an attempt to collect your personal information for identity theft or to take your money!
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Thursday, August 20th, 2009
As the economy grows gloomier, identity thieves are getting more desperate and creative to trick people into paying up. The latest IRS warning urges people to be cautious of identity theft scams that involve using the IRS name, logo, and web address to fool people into believing the IRS is contacting them to request personal information.
Protect your finances and personal information from identity thieves by staying alert and cautious around
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Sunday, May 31st, 2009
With people looking for ways to save money this year, the tax-scam artists are having a field day. But here are the 12 tax scams you are most likely to encounter
By Michael Rozbruch
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April 15 has come and gone. You can check off one more line in the Death and Taxes column.
But that doesn’t mean you should relax. With identity theft on the rise and scamsters preying on taxpayers looking for a
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Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
Everyone is anxious for news of tax refunds and economic stimulus payments, right? Scam artists obviously think so. “Just click the link in this e-mail”, the IRS official apparently requests. Scam artists are luring U.S. taxpayers with claims of information about upcoming refunds and payments to collect information they can use for identity theft.
In 2008, so far, taxpayers reported to the IRS more than 1,600 such e-mails, known as “phishing”
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