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Filing season has just begun, and scammers are already trying to make life miserable for everyone else. While this isn’t a shocking turn for anyone who has been paying attention to the evolution of identity theft tax refund fraud, it’s a problem that everyone needs to be aware of nonetheless.…
The Security Summit is this week broadening the scope of its 2021 “Protect Your Clients; Protect Yourself” campaign to include the different types of phishing scams that taxpayers may see in the coming months. This immediately follows the Summit highlighting recent unemployment compensation scams.…
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Federal authorities say they’ve arrested a Pennsylvania man in connection with a nationwide IRS impersonation scam.…
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Scammers are trying to capitalize on millions of taxpayers anticipating stimulus money by deploying phone- and email-based phishing scams.…
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The Internal Revenue Service kicked off its annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams this week, and used the occasion to spotlight phishing schemes.…
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The latest phishing attack aimed at income tax professionals is proof positive that tax offices can’t let their guard down just because tax season is over. This new assault mimics or “spoofs” an email from a legitimate state taxing agency or a tax professional organization.…
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Every tax season, the Internal Revenue Service releases what it terms the “Dirty Dozen” list of top tax scams. While some of the scams listed may not change from year to year—if the bad guys find a…
Cybercriminals have advanced from merely stealing data from tax professionals to actively taking over the accounts they use to e-file income tax returns.…
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During the 2016 tax season the IRS and tax preparers alike saw a big spike in phishing and malware incidents. Unfortunately, the 2017 season is shaping up to be more of the same. In fact, the Internal Revenue Service has included these phishing schemes to its “Dirty Dozen” list of the worst tax scams.…
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