If you have a coming tax refund, you are eager to get it as soon as possible, right?
This is what the thieves rely on intelligent and they pose as the IRS in telephone calls, emails, texts and websites to promise a faster return hoping to provide sensitive information to that they can intercept your tax refund.
There are also telephone tax scams with fake IRS callers saying you owe money and threatening immediate arrest, deportation or fines if you do not pay immediately or provide information sensitive to prevent some disastrous consequences.
Be very skeptical of all calls or emails from the IRS. At this time of the year, in particular, it may be criminals who are trying to intercept your tax refund. Tax evasion is surging. The government estimates that scams cost taxpayers $ 21 billion this year. Do not be a victim! See current IRS Tax Fraud Alerts
If you receive a threatening phone call or phone call promising a faster refund, do these two things :.
- Hang up and call the IRS directly at 800-829-1040.
- Take notes on the caller's number and report the incident to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 800-366-4484.
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are similar rules for e-mails or text messages claiming to be from the IRS. Phishing emails and phishing sites can be very sophisticated and look surprisingly realistic. PCWorld offers common sense safety tips that everyone should know: 10 tips to protect your tax return against theft and fraud
Today, Portland Press Herald reports on a number of victims stolen refund of tax fraud identity in the medical community of Portland. The article says that it works like this:
"From a home computer, with the tax software or free forms from the IRS, an identity thief may have a false return that generates a substantial refund. This refund can be deposited electronically into bank accounts, several bank accounts or even a prepaid debit card. when the legitimate taxpayer or the IRS discovered the scheme, the thief may be long gone. "
It can happen to everyone. People are righteously angry when personal information is leaked by the security failures of a large corporation, but it is too common for people to be duped into handing voluntarily on sensitive criminal phishers data. It is essential for us all to take the time to learn how to be safe and skeptical online and off.
We spoke several times on the blog, because it is an important subject. For more information, check out our archives of messages on tax fraud and tax evasion.
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