Monday, March 14, 2016

Consumer Alert: Scammers change tactics, once again impersonating IRS agents

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 scam tries to get you to give up personal information such as a Social Security number or personal financial information, such as bank numbers or credit cards. The IRS wants to remind taxpayers to guard against all sorts of con games that continually change. 

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