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Alert - IRS Scams
Posted:
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
With tax season in full swing, please be alert as e-mail, text message and social media scams claiming to be from the IRS are very common this time of year. Here's some advice on how to tell if it's a scam:
The IRS has stated that it will not contact you thru e-mail or social media, so any e-mail you ever get from the “IRS” is either Spam or a Phishing attempt. Delete it.
Below is a message from the IRS.gov website:
The IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers by email or social media tools to request personal or financial information. The IRS does not send emails stating you are being electronically audited or that you are getting a refund. This includes any type of electronic communication, such as text messages and social media channels. For more information, please visit the IRS website at:
http://www.irs.gov/privacy/article/0,,id=249923,00.html