The 5 Types of Tax Scams You Should Watch Out For!
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008Everyone 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”
