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  2. IRS impersonation scam - Wikipedia

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    An IRS impersonation scam is a class of telecommunications fraud and scam which targets American taxpayers by masquerading as Internal Revenue Service (IRS) collection officers. [1] The scammers operate by placing disturbing official-sounding calls to unsuspecting citizens, threatening them with arrest and frozen assets if thousands of dollars ...

  3. 6 Tax Scams Boomers Need To Watch For in 2025 - AOL

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    Fraudulent IRS Communications. Last year, the IRS warned that seniors should watch for IRS impersonation schemes over email, phone and text. These fraudulent communications may involve scammers ...

  4. Straight Talk: Protect yourself from IRS tax scams - AOL

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    BBB reminds taxpayers that federal agency contacts Americans only in certain ways.

  5. Taxes 2023: How to avoid scams this filing season - AOL

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    Doing your taxes can be stressful enough, but this time of year you also have to be extra vigilant about IRS-impersonation scams. Taxes 2023: How to avoid scams this filing season [Video] Skip to ...

  6. Scam baiting - Wikipedia

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    Scam baiting (or scambaiting) is a form of internet vigilantism primarily used towards advance-fee fraud, IRS impersonation scams, technical support scams, [1] pension scams, [2] and consumer financial fraud.

  7. How to Spot IRS Fraud and Other Big Phone Scams So You ... - AOL

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    Like any other fraud, phone scams evolve and change out of necessity once the public gets wise to the scam. This means there's always a new scam on the horizon or an updated version of an old one.

  8. The IRS Has Released Its Top Scams of 2021 - AOL

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    The IRS warns tax professionals about scams involving the verifications of EFIN and CAF numbers. Tax professionals have reported receiving scam emails from the fake "IRS Tax E-Filing," which the ...

  9. Beware of tax scam emails and phone calls, IRS warns - AOL

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    If the IRS sends a tax bill to a private debt collection service, it notifies the taxpayer first. The IRS website, www.irs.gov, has much more information about scammers — search the site for "scam."