The Internal Revenue Service has
released a warning about telephone scams that sound like legitimate phone
calls. Scammers are impersonating IRS employees and calling taxpayers stating
that money is due. The scammers will then ask for your credit or debit account
number or will ask you to pay with a prepaid money card. According to Mark
Hanson from the IRS, “Somebody
calls you they have your name, they have your phone number, they have your
social security number and they’ve also found a way to make caller ID make it
appear like the call is coming from the IRS so it’s very convincing.”
These scams have also been occurring through emails. The best thing to do is to
not have any contact with the scammers at all. If you feel that your personal
information has been compromised, you should file a report with your local law
enforcement or with the Internal Revenue Service (the report can be found at www.irs.gov).
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