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2. 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."

3. 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 ...

4. IRS: Watch out for tax refund schemes that could land you in ...

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   Online scammers are telling taxpayers to make up ... For premium support please call: 800-290 ... But the repercussions can be significant if taxpayers are caught in this scam. The IRS can slap a ...

5. How to identify a scam call before you're taken advantage of

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   Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ... 809 scam. If you receive a call from a number with an 809 area code, it might appear to be coming from the United States, but it’s not ...

6. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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   • Fake email addresses - Malicious actors sometimes send from email addresses made to look like an official email address but in fact is missing a letter(s), misspelled, replaces a letter with a lookalike number (e.g. “O” and “0”), or originates from free email services that would not be used for official communications.

7. Scam baiting - Wikipedia

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   For scams conducted via written communication, baiters may answer scam emails using throwaway email accounts, pretending to be receptive to scammers' offers. [4]Popular methods of accomplishing the first objective are to ask scammers to fill out lengthy questionnaires; [5] to bait scammers into taking long trips; to encourage the use of poorly made props or inappropriate English-language ...

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

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   Each year, the IRS releases its "Dirty Dozen" top tax scams that identity the tactics thieves and fraudsters use to try and con people out of money. See: Check Your Bank Account: Scammers Are ...

9. Use AOL Official Mail to confirm legitimate AOL emails

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   One way we do this is by protecting against phishing and scam emails though the use of AOL Official Mail. When we send you important emails, we'll mark the message with a small AOL icon beside the sender name. When you open the message, you'll see the "Official Mail" banner above the details of the message.