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[Credit Law Network] Warning! New Twist On Phishing Scam!: The e-mail advised me that ASI urgently needed me to update the information for my account. The only problem: I don’t have an ASI account, but like the name implies, phishing assumes that a certain portion of the targeted e-mail recipients will have accounts with ASI, and unwittingly respond to the e-mail.
[Jacquelyn Lynn, Business Writer] Phishing Scams, Frivolous Arguments Top the IRS' 2008 “Dirty Dozen ...: While the IRS has seen a decline in the occurrence of some of these scams, other problems, such as abuse of the American Indian Employment Credit and misuse of structured entity credits, continue to be areas of concern. The absence of a particular scheme from the Dirty Dozen should not be taken as an indication that the IRS is unaware of it or not taking steps to counter it.
[My Random Thoughts] Scam E-mails claiming to be from the IRS: the scammers can use to commit identity theft. (to read more click here.Those who have received a questionable telephone call that claims to come from the IRS may also use the phishing@irs.gov mailbox to notify the IRS of the scam.
[McAfee Avert Labs] Dial V for Vish: With the US tax deadline nearing, McAfee Avert Labs has observed a surge in IRS refund phishing attempts. In addition to the usual e-mail phish we also observed IRS vishing campaigns targeting VISA or MasterCard debit cards.
[passporter Community - Message Boards and Forums] phishing scams from IRS: About This Page: This is a discussion on phishing scams from IRS within the The Office: Budgeting and Reward Programs, part of the PassPorter Community - Message Boards and Forums; I Got this email at my work email today, its a scam if you get one, report it to phishing@...
[California Tax Attorney Blog] Tax Scams - The Top Twelve: Some scam artists are trying to trick individuals into revealing personal financial information that can be used to access their financial accounts by making promises relating to the economic stimulus payment, often called a “rebate.” To obtain the payment, eligible individuals in most cases will not have to do anything more than file a 2007 federal tax return. But some criminals posing as IRS representatives are trying to trick taxpayers into revealing their personal financial information by falsely telling them they must provide information to get a payment.
[Factoring Blog] Don’t Get Scammed - IRS Lists Dirty Dozen Tax Scams: The IRS website notes, “Some people are going as far as forming domestic shell corporations in certain states for the purpose of disguising the ownership of a business or financial activity. Once formed, these anonymous entities can be used to facilitate underreporting of income, non-filing of tax returns, engaging in listed transactions, money laundering, financial crimes and even terrorist financing.”
[Douglas Schweitzer's blog] The IRS won't contact you by email!: As tax due date time approaches, criminals are again taking the opportunity to approach consumers with phishing ploys. The scam involves sending emails, seemingly originating from the IRS, to trick taxpayers into divulging financial .
[Consumer Reports Electronics Blog] In spring, a phisher's fancy turns to taxes: If tax season is here, can IRS e-mail scams be far behind? Here's a tempting one making the rounds: An e-mail that looks like it's from the IRS tells you the agency has "determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $746.35."
[The Petalumahomes.com Realty weblog] THE TAXMAN”¦ AND SCAM ARTISTS”¦ COMETH!: As a result, government agencies and financial institutions will rarely, if ever, ask you to divulge personal information via email.If you receive any email asking for personal information of any kind, you should immediately be suspicious. When in doubt, call the customer service lines listed on your statements or documents and discuss the email that you received.
[The One-Stop ESOP Blog] 2008 Dirty Dozen Tax Schemes and Scams, Including Abusive ...: Topping this year's list of scams is phishing, which encompasses numerous Internet-based ploys to steal financial information from taxpayers. New to the "Dirty Dozen" this year is a scheme, which IRS auditors discovered, that relates to unreasonable and/or excessive fuel tax credit claims.
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