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In a YouTube video released this week, District Attorney Tony Rackauckas warns of IRS telephone scams as Tax Day approaches. To get his point across, Rackauckas shows a clip of Tucker’s exchange.
The IRS is warning taxpayers of a phone scam as tax season approaches. Franklin Square resident Hesham Khafaga says he got a call from Washington, D.C. yesterday, from someone claiming to be an IRS ...
Criminals masquerading as Internal Revenue Service agents have bilked more than $1 million from thousands of taxpayers in the largest such phone scam the IRS has seen, the agency's watchdog said ...
Despite warnings about a pervasive tax scam involving phone calls from fraudsters posing as IRS representatives, the scheme continues. So far, more than 90,000 complaints have been filed with the ...
In 2018, phone scams held down the top spot on the IRS "Dirty Dozen" list of tax scams, and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) reports they have become aware of over ...
IRS inspector general Russell George described the ruse as the “largest ever” of its kind last month, noting that thousands of victims had already lost more than $1 million through the ploy ...
If the phone rings and the caller says he represents the IRS, be suspicious. That's the warning from federal authorities, who on Thursday said a nationwide phone scam has stolen $1 million from ...
If you receive a phone call from someone claiming to be with the IRS, and you owe tax or think you may owe tax, do not give out any information. Call the IRS back at 1.800.829.1040 to find out ...
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a warning about a new twist on the old IRS impersonation phone scam. In this version of the scam, criminals try to convince taxpayers that they are ...
Massive tax scam: IRS warns of thieves posing as agents over phone 04:03. There's a new alert about a massive phone scam involving criminals posing as IRS agents.
IRS warns of new phone scam . by Blake Ellis @blakeellis3 October 31, 2013: 1:14 PM ET . The IRS says people in nearly every state have been targeted by a new phone scam.
DALLAS – This tax season is bringing out a sophisticated batch of scam artists. Crooks are calling homeowners and claiming they work for the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS says don't fall for ...