• Home

  • About

  • Glossary

  • Contact

CONSUMER LAWYER NETWORK

Tag Archives: Internal Revenue Service

IRS monitor: $1 million phone scam ‘largest ever’

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Stephanie R. Tatar, Esq.

By Gregory Wallace @gregorywallace March 24, 2014: 1:12 PM ET
http://money.cnn.com/2014/03/20/pf/taxes/irs-phone-scam/

NEW YORK (CNNMoney)

If the phone rings and the caller says he represents the IRS, be suspicious.

That’s the warning from federal authorities, who on Thursday said a nationwide phone scam has stolen $1 million from thousands of unsuspecting people.

The impostor claims to be an Internal Revenue Service representative and tells “intended victims they owe taxes and must pay using a pre-paid debit card or wire transfer,” an IRS inspector general office said.

“The scammers threaten those who refuse to pay with arrest, deportation or loss of a business or driver’s license.”

The IRS has received more than 20,000 reports about the scam.

J. Russell George, the Treasury inspector general for tax administration, called it “the largest scam of its kind that we have ever seen.”

According to the inspector general, IRS officials typically first reach out by mail rather than phone, and don’t demand immediate payment by debit card, credit card or wire transfer.

The IRS said people who receive such calls or other suspicious requests should contact the IRS.

Tax-related phone scams are among the “dirty dozen” fraud techniques the IRS warned about earlier this tax season. It also warned of phishing emails, preparer fraud and claims a preparer can offer “free money.” To top of page

 

Posted in Consumer Fraud | Tags: CNN MOney, Consumer Lawyer Network, free money, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, phone scam, Tatar Law Firm | Leave a comment |

SEARCH ARTICLES

Never Miss an Article - Subscribe Today!

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Like CLN On Facebook!

Follow CLN on Twitter

My Tweets

Get Our Debt Collection Harassment Digest In Your Email!

Subscribe to Our Daily Identity Theft Digest!


CyberChimps WordPress Themes

© 2015. CONSUMER LAWYER NETWORK and Tatar Law Firm, APC
Site Design by DT Design Group
This is Attorney Advertising. This web site is designed for general information only, and should not be construed to be formal legal advice nor the formation of an attorney-client relationship.