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If You Receive Email or Phone Call from IRS, Police or DMV Regarding Taxes ...

edited March 2014 in Off-Topic
In Largest Scam of its Kind, 20,000 Taxpayers Bilked of $1 Million. (Los AngelesTimes)
http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-irs-scam-20140321,0,5100321.story#axzz2weCwNu3I

Beware of Phone Calls From the IRS Because It Probably Isn't IRS On the Line (Forbes)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/irswatch/2014/03/19/beware-of-phone-calls-from-irs-because-it-probably-isnt-irs-on-the-line/

IRS Releases Dirty Dozen Tax Scams for 2014 (IRS Bulletin)
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Releases-the-“Dirty-Dozen”-Tax-Scams-for-2014;-Identity-Theft,-Phone-Scams-Lead-List

Beware of Latest Phone Scam (The Acorn)
http://www.theacorn.com/news/2013-12-12/Business/Beware_Of_Latest_Phone_Scam.html
"They may send bogus emails that look like IRS messages. They may even call a second time with a different caller ID and say they’re from the police or the DMV."
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Note to Ted: I completely disavow any interest in morals or ethics. This post is strictly for informational purposes.
Regards

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  • My better half has been getting calls - they are even leaving voicemails - says she has committed some federal offense. They are using name of police officer - name of real local police officer - and saying we have to pay some fine, and wishing us good luck with our case.

    The only reason we don't fall for this we know the limitations of technology and when not to use it. We are not in the Star Trek era. NOTHING like this will be communicated in our lifetime over the phone. There will always be a letter in the mail first.

    So anyone getting calls like these claiming from a federal authority out of the blue, just hang up.
  • The IRS never contacts a taxpayer by phone, it is always done by mail.
    Regards,
    Ted
  • I've spread this warning. Thanks, you guys.
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