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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. IRS says taxpayers are getting scam emails about ... - AOL

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    The IRS said it has gotten thousands of reports of these emails coming in since July 4. The IRS never initiates contact with taxpayers through email, text or social media about bills or refunds ...

  4. Wiretapping - Wikipedia

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    Wiretapping, also known as wire tapping or telephone tapping, is the monitoring of telephone and Internet-based conversations by a third party, often by covert means.The wire tap received its name because, historically, the monitoring connection was an actual electrical tap on an analog telephone or telegraph line.

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

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    Be Aware of the Latest Threats. 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 ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act - Wikipedia

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    That is the parties to the call, the time of the call and for cell phones, the cell tower being used by the target phone. For text message, the same information is sent but the content is not sent. This level is called "Trap and Trace". The second level of CALEA wiretap, when permitted, actually sends the voice and content of text messages.

  8. With Tax Season Underway, IRS Warns to Watch out for Phone ...

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    The new tax season has started, and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is reminding taxpayers about tax scams. See: Teens & Taxes: Does Your Teen Need to File Taxes for Their Part-time Job? Find:...

  9. Phone scam pretends to be IRS agent, preys on people's ... - AOL

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    LAKE FOREST PARK, Wash. -- A Lake Forest Park woman says she went into a panic when the IRS agent on the phone said a federal warrant had been issued for her arrest over failure to pay taxes and ...