Government agencies won’t send unsolicited texts about COVID-19 stimulus payments or anything else that asks for personal information or money. Due to the economic impacts…
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Category: IRS Scams
IRS tax scams vs. powerful strategies
Each year, the IRS produces a list of “Dirty Dozen Tax Scams” to warn the public of the worst ways taxpayers are being scammed or…
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IRS sees bump in scam complaints
The Internal Revenue Service has seen a record number of complaints related to Economic Impact Payment scams in recent months. In June and July, the…
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Morganton mayor warns of possible IRS scam – WSOC TV
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Man who impersonated IRS, DEA to scam Las Cruces man pleads guilty
LAS CRUCES – A man from Columbia pleaded guilty on Monday to scamming a Las Cruces man out of $15,000. Julian David Ceballos-Jimenez, 29, of Columbia pleaded…
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Illinois Residents Need To Delete A Scam Email from ‘The IRS’
News about scam emails is a lot a broken record, it keeps repeating and repeating and repeating. Scammers are doing whatever they can in hopes…
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IRS ‘Dirty Dozen’ Scam List Includes R&D Tax Credit
Every July, the Internal Revenue Service issues its “Dirty Dozen” scams list, an annual warning to taxpayers about tax promotions the IRS believes are abusive.…
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‘Smishing’ scam phone calls or texts attacks are on the rise – what to watch out for so you’re not tricked
TEXT scams have skyrocketed in the months since Child Tax Credit payments began reaching homes, according to the IRS. The practice, called SMS phishing or…
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Scam Surge: IRS reports record level of complaints | News
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has received a record number of complaints about Economic Impact Payment scams in June and July 2021. This number of…
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Emails, texts aim to steal bank account numbers
Scammers are at it again, flooding us with texts and emails that involve phony pitches about coronavirus relief money, known as Economic Impact Payments. One email,…
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