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

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    One important fact can help protect against falling for a scam: The IRS does not initiate contact with business owners or other taxpayers by phone or email seeking personal information like Social ...

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

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    If it is a phone scam, your Caller ID may show that the call is coming from Washington, D.C. Con artists sometimes follow up scam calls with an email that uses the IRS logo, colors, and official ...

  4. 15 Common Financial Scams — And How to Avoid Them - AOL

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    If you are worried about the IRS, you can log onto your official account www.IRS.gov, or call the official hotline at (844) 545-5640. Thitima Uthaiburom/istockphoto Phone Scams

  5. 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 ...

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

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    The IRS states that they have seen an increase in voice-related phishing or "vishing," especially for scams related to federal tax liens. The IRS urges those who receive phone calls where the ...

  7. Voice phishing - Wikipedia

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    Voice phishing, or vishing, [1] is the use of telephony (often Voice over IP telephony) to conduct phishing attacks.. Landline telephone services have traditionally been trustworthy; terminated in physical locations known to the telephone company, and associated with a bill-payer.

  8. How to identify a scam call before you're taken ... - AOL

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    Smishing is short for “SMS phishing,” and for this one, you’ll be getting a text, not an actual phone call. In the text, the person will claim to be from your bank and provide a link for you ...

  9. Stimulus Scam: Do Not Open IRS Emails About a Third ... - AOL

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    Lastly, the IRS requests the help of the public when they receive these types of scam communications. Specifically, the IRS asks if you would forward the email as-is, preferably with the full ...