Category: Scam Alert!
Scam Alert: Beware of Orlando-related charity scams
The Internal Revenue Service has issued a consumer alert about possible fake charity scams emerging due to the recent mass shooting in Orlando, Fla., and encouraged taxpayers to seek out recognized charitable groups. While there has been an enormous wave of support...
IRS warns of latest scam variation involving bogus “Federal Student Tax”
The Internal Revenue Service today issued a warning to taxpayers about bogus phone calls from IRS impersonators demanding payment for a non-existent tax, the “Federal Student Tax.” Even though the tax deadline has come and gone, scammers continue to use...
Reporting embezzlement to the IRS
If you’re an employer who has been the victim of embezzlement, you’re not alone. According to a survey conducted by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), U.S. organizations lose approximately 7 percent of their annual revenues to fraud. Embezzlement,...
Scam Alert: New IRS impersonation phone scam
Aggressive and threatening phone calls by criminals impersonating IRS agents remain a major threat to taxpayers, but now the IRS is receiving new reports of scammers calling under the guise of verifying tax return information over the phone. The latest...
IRS wraps up the “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams for 2016
The IRS recently wrapped up its annual "Dirty Dozen" list of tax scams with identity theft topping this year's list but with phone scams and phishing schemes also deserving special mention. Taxpayers need to guard against any ploys to steal their personal...
Scam Alert: IRS alerts payroll and HR professionals to phishing scheme involving W-2s
The following is a press release from the IRS. The Internal Revenue Service has issued an alert to payroll and human resources professionals to beware of an emerging phishing email scheme that purports to be from company executives and requests...
How to report IRS impersonation scams
The IRS is reminding taxpayers to beware of phone calls from individuals claiming to represent the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in an effort to defraud them. If you believe you've been a target of a tax-related phone scams, be sure to report...
What the IRS isn’t telling you about identity theft
By now, we all know that income tax identity theft is a major problem. According to the General Accountability Office (GAO), the IRS paid out 5.8 billion dollars in bogus refunds to identity thieves for the tax year 2013 and,...
IRS employee charged in identity theft scheme
An employee who worked in the IRS’s Taxpayer Advocate Service at a job assisting identity theft victims has instead been charged with running a $1 million identity theft tax fraud scheme. Federal officials announced arrests and charges last month against...
IRS warns of email phishing scam targeting tax preparers
The Internal Revenue Service recently issued an alert warning tax preparers about a phishing email message asking them to update their IRS e-Services information. “It has come to our attention that an email is being issued to tax preparers asking...