Reporting Tax Fraud To IRS - How Not To Fall a Victim of IRS Fraud
Whenever you become aware of a tax fraud, report it to the IRS.
Why is it so important? For about two years IRS scams have been inundating the internet.
Now, straight after the new tax rebate legislation was passed by Congress, new IRS tax scams appeared.
By means of unsolicited calls and e-mails from the IRS, phishers tried to steal confidential information from consumers.
Such identity theft schemes have been taking place since 2006 and most of the tricks are already known to us:
When you get a phone call from an unknown person and hear that you are eligible to a tax rebate for filing your taxes early, please hang up.
Bear it in mind that the IRS communicates with taxpayers via regular U.
S.
Postal Service in the form of letters (yes, snail mail!), never does it send them e-mails nor does it make personal phone calls.
At any rate, the IRS would never call a taxpayer to ask his or her bank account or credit card number.
In case you choose to have your money direct deposited to your account, don't forget to mention your account information on your tax return.
2.
If you get an e-mail saying you might get a tax refund, think twice.
Even if you see a very convincing logo and signature,even if they contain "IRS" both in subject and "From" lines, always remember that the IRS never sends unsolicited mail to consumers.
You might get an e-mail from real IRS in case you mailed them first, asking for something, never does it make the first move.
Using a firewall and anti-spyware software is highly recommended in such cases, though sometimes nothing can stop scammers from their destructive actions.
Never click on links in such e-mails (a single click may download malware to your computer), never type in personal information into the fields on the site that looks so similar to a legitimate site (watch out for "|-" symbols phishers use).
3.
If you get an e-mail promising to provide you with money-saving tax tips while your federal tax return will be audited, mind that the IRS does not send out unsolicited e-mails or phone taxpayers.
4.
If someone calls you and says he is an IRS employee and you have not cashed a check the IRS mailed you, don't believe.
Never give anyone on the phone your account information.
If you expect a refund, use the IRS's "Where's My Refund?" tool at the official IRS website.
While the IRS may contact us through regular U.
S.
Mail, you may feel free to report tax fraud to IRS in case you get suspicious unsolicited phone calls and e-mails from the IRS to its official mail.
You are also advised to go directly to the IRS's official Web site in case you are in need of tax information.
Why is it so important? For about two years IRS scams have been inundating the internet.
Now, straight after the new tax rebate legislation was passed by Congress, new IRS tax scams appeared.
By means of unsolicited calls and e-mails from the IRS, phishers tried to steal confidential information from consumers.
Such identity theft schemes have been taking place since 2006 and most of the tricks are already known to us:
- personalized e-mail salutations,
- live phone calls.
- Rebate phone calls,
- Tax refund e-mails,
- Audit e-mails,
- Check verification phone calls.
When you get a phone call from an unknown person and hear that you are eligible to a tax rebate for filing your taxes early, please hang up.
Bear it in mind that the IRS communicates with taxpayers via regular U.
S.
Postal Service in the form of letters (yes, snail mail!), never does it send them e-mails nor does it make personal phone calls.
At any rate, the IRS would never call a taxpayer to ask his or her bank account or credit card number.
In case you choose to have your money direct deposited to your account, don't forget to mention your account information on your tax return.
2.
If you get an e-mail saying you might get a tax refund, think twice.
Even if you see a very convincing logo and signature,even if they contain "IRS" both in subject and "From" lines, always remember that the IRS never sends unsolicited mail to consumers.
You might get an e-mail from real IRS in case you mailed them first, asking for something, never does it make the first move.
Using a firewall and anti-spyware software is highly recommended in such cases, though sometimes nothing can stop scammers from their destructive actions.
Never click on links in such e-mails (a single click may download malware to your computer), never type in personal information into the fields on the site that looks so similar to a legitimate site (watch out for "|-" symbols phishers use).
3.
If you get an e-mail promising to provide you with money-saving tax tips while your federal tax return will be audited, mind that the IRS does not send out unsolicited e-mails or phone taxpayers.
4.
If someone calls you and says he is an IRS employee and you have not cashed a check the IRS mailed you, don't believe.
Never give anyone on the phone your account information.
If you expect a refund, use the IRS's "Where's My Refund?" tool at the official IRS website.
While the IRS may contact us through regular U.
S.
Mail, you may feel free to report tax fraud to IRS in case you get suspicious unsolicited phone calls and e-mails from the IRS to its official mail.
You are also advised to go directly to the IRS's official Web site in case you are in need of tax information.
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