f you have an email scams targeted at taxpayers. All
account, you know about all of the scams are aimed at bilking
the scam emails you get. you out of your private
Scammers are getting braver and information. Most try to do this
using the IRS name in their new by claiming your must provide
tactics. information or your will not
receive your tax refund. In some
The IRS has begun warning cases, the fake emails threaten
taxpayers that it is seeing a you with an audit. Again, this is
surge in tax scam emails. Many of all false information.
the emails even have the hubris
to use the IRS name! Brave souls, Many people fall victim to the
indeed. Regardless, the scams IRS scam emails because they
seem to fall in the area of click through to the site linked
identity theft through phishing in the email. There, they find a
tactics. site that appears for all
intensive purposes to be the one
First and foremost, you should published by the IRS. Make no
understand that the IRS does NOT mistake - this means nothing.
send emails to taxpayers. Never, Anyone can copy and republish a
never, never! If you get an email site. Yes, even the site of the
from the IRS, it is a fake. IRS. It is pretty scary when you
Unconditionally! Do not respond think about it. Best Buy, in
to it under any circumstances. Do fact, had major problems with
not click links in the body of this for some time.
the email. Take one action and
one action only - delete it! So, where are these scammers? It
should come as no surprise that
Since the turn of the year, the few in the boundaries of the
IRS has identified 99 new email United States would have the
nerve to try this. Instead, the
IRS has tracked most of the The best way to beat scammers is
scamming emails to other to know the facts. The IRS does
countries, but not necessarily not communicate in any way with
the usual suspects. The countries taxpayers by email. If you get an
include England, Italy, Japan, email purportedly from the IRS,
Germany, Australia and Singapore. it is a fake. If you have a
Usual suspects include China, nagging doubt, call the agency to
Aruba, Mexico, Indonesia and find out if anything is up.
Argentina. Surprisingly, only a Otherwise, delete that email!
few have originated from the scam
mecca of Nigeria.
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