JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — It’s another opportunity for a criminal to steal your hard-earned money. Tax season is here and with that, so are the…
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Category: IRS Scams
Scams targeting older Americans at an all-time high
Scams targeting older Americans are at an all-time high. According to AARP, millions of victims are losing billions of dollars every year. There are some…
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Lottery scam costs elderly Nanaimo couple nearly $400,000: RCMP
An elderly Nanaimo couple lost nearly $400,000 after falling victim to a phony lottery scam. According to the Nanaimo RCMP, the scam started in early…
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Student Loan Forgiveness: How to protect yourself from scam calls
Scammers always found ways to affect society. The new orange for scammers is the student loans scams. It is similar to what they do during…
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👤 Why the IRS wants facial recognition – The Hustle
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California Mom Admits to $145K Stimulus Check Scam
A mother from Modesto, California, is facing close to twenty years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring with her son to file fraudulent stimulus…
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How to Avoid Losing More Than Your Heart in a Scam
Love is a funny thing. It can make an otherwise rational person do things that they never thought they would do—like fly cross-country on a…
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Wind farm fraudsters told to pay $1.1M
FAYETTEVILLE — Two men convicted of defrauding investors in a failed Elm Springs wind farm project and the development of a wind turbine that was…
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Beware of IRS scams during tax season, AG warns
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Rhode Island Attorney General’s office released some tips to avoid tax scams amid an increase in Internal Revenue Service (IRS)…
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Tax Fraud Blotter: Deliberately fabricated
Twice as nice; moving violation; A to Z to jail; and other highlights of recent tax cases. Pittsburgh: John C. Thornton of Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, owner…
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