Posts Tagged ‘phishing’
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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Posted in IRS Times and Inquirer, Tax Problem FAQs, Tax Scams | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
According to the IRS annual Dirty Dozen list of most common tax schemes, phishing “expeditions” are on the rise this year along with frivolous tax arguments. I even got a phishy email the other day. These scam email look real too.. on IRS simulated letterhead complete with the logo and all.
It’s no surprise that these tax scams are being peddled to Americans in full force - as IRS enforcement is
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Posted in Tax news and tips | 4 Comments »
Monday, December 8th, 2008
I want to warn everyone about a new email tax scam that has been circulating. It is targeted at “non-resident aliens” who are asked to fill out 2 official-looking IRS forms that are attached and fax them back to a 646 area code number.
The email header reads:
From: Internal Revenue Service [mailto:nonereply@irs.gov]
Subject: please see the attachment
According to the IRS web site:
A bogus IRS letter and Form W-8BEN (Certificate of Foreign
Tags: Identity Theft, phishing, tax expert, tax help, Tax Scams
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
The tax deadline is looming. But to remind readers how easy is to get in tax trouble, here’s the IRS’s annual “Dirty Dozen” list.
By Michael Rozbruch
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It’s become an annual tradition for the IRS. And it isn’t Tax Day.
It’s the “Dirty Dozen.” Every year, auditors and investigators at the IRS compile the most frequently employed scams peddled to American taxpayers as ways to avoid income tax. Fall victim to one, and
Tags: economic stimuls payment, Identity Theft, misuse of trust, phishing, tax credit scam, tax expert, tax help, tax resolution, tax scam, Working with the IRS, zero wages
Posted in IRS Times and Inquirer, Identity Theft, Penalty Abatement, Working with the IRS | No Comments »