The IRS has
issued a warning about the latest phone scam. The caller claims to be from the
IRS and tells the intended victims they owe taxes which must be paid
immediately with a pre-paid debit card or wire transfer. Individuals who don't
pay up are threatened with arrest or loss of their business or driver's
license.
Watch for
these signs that the call is a scam:
Use of fake
IRS badge numbers.
Caller knows
the last four digits of your social security number.
Caller ID
appears as if IRS is calling.
Bogus IRS
e-mail is sent as follow-up.
Second call
claims to be from police or DMV, again supported by fraudulent caller ID.
Don't respond
in any way to these scams; instead forward the scam e-mail to phishing@irs.gov,
or file a complaint at FTC.gov.
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