Category: IRS Scams

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…

View More California Mom Admits to $145K Stimulus Check 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…

View More How to Avoid Losing More Than Your Heart in a Scam

FAYETTEVILLE — Two men convicted of defrauding investors in a failed Elm Springs wind farm project and the development of a wind turbine that was…

View More Wind farm fraudsters told to pay $1.1M

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)…

View More Beware of IRS scams during tax season, AG warns

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…

View More Tax Fraud Blotter: Deliberately fabricated

Akon’s former business partner, music executive Devyne Stephens is accusing the rapper-turned-investor of attempting to run a Ponzi scheme through his proposed “Akon city” idea…

View More Akon Accused of Running ‘Ponzi Schemes’

Sometimes it seems like potential scammers are everywhere you look. Whether it’s an email trying to convince you to help a Nigerian prince who’s down…

View More Here’s how to avoid being taken in by scammers

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Tax scams come in all forms, but the purpose is always the same. Criminals are trying to get your financial and personal…

View More How to spot scam artists impersonating the IRS

Amid a recent increase in various types of reported scams, Chief Julie Flaherty and the Arlington Police Department are sharing tips about how to prevent…

View More Police share tips, info after uptick in scams