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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. 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 ...

  4. An alarming spike in scam calls originating from robocalls - AOL

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    4. Report the call: Report any robocalls to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) or your country’s equivalent authority. The more reports they get, the better they can target these scams. 5. Add ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. Internal Revenue Service - Wikipedia

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    e. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is the revenue service for the United States federal government, which is responsible for collecting U.S. federal taxes and administering the Internal Revenue Code, the main body of the federal statutory tax law. It is an agency of the Department of the Treasury and led by the Commissioner of Internal ...

  7. IRS scammers using scare tactics to target victims for money ...

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    The Better Business Bureau says it's getting dozens of calls a day about the scam and says it's the largest scam the IRS has ever seen. The posers seem to be targeting senior citizens and ...

  8. IRS targeting controversy - Wikipedia

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    IRS targeting controversy. The logo of the Internal Revenue Service. In 2013, the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS), under the Obama administration, revealed that it had selected political groups applying for tax-exempt status for intensive scrutiny based on their names or political themes. This led to wide condemnation of the agency ...

  9. The IRS is going after scammy firms pushing a small ... - AOL

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    October 7, 2023 at 8:52 AM. /. Loaded 0%. Pop-up companies aggressively pushing a small business tax credit may soon be in hot water with the IRS. Last month, the agency stopped processing tax ...