The FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection is
advising consumers about a tax scam that has resulted in an "explosion of
complaints about callers who claim to be IRS agents – but are not." These
IRS impersonation scams count on people's lack of knowledge about how the IRS
contacts taxpayers. The IRS never calls a taxpayer about unpaid taxes or
penalties; the initial contact is made by a mailed letter. If you get a call
purporting to be from the IRS telling you to send money for unpaid taxes, hang
up and report the scam to the FTC and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration at www.tigta.gov.
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