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Halifax County VA Sheriff’s Office warns of ‘IRS’ scam again

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Halifax County VA Sheriff’s Office warns of ‘IRS’ scam again

Unread postby SlapHappy » Fri Sep 21, 2018 3:40 pm

http://www.yourgv.com/news/local_news/s ... a0d50.html

Sheriff’s office warns of ‘IRS’ scam again
Special to The Gazette 19 hrs ago (…)

The Halifax County Sheriff’s Office and Halifax County E-911 Center have received a rash of calls this week from county residents regarding phone scams circulating in Halifax County. Chief among the scams are calls from individuals who claim to be IRS representatives saying that tax money is owed to the IRS.

These scam artists threaten the individual with a lawsuit and arrest and are very adamant about getting the money. These calls have been reported from various numbers.

The sheriff’s office has taken reports with numbers that appear to be from the following states: Maine, California, Washington, Washington, D.C., Connecticut, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Louisiana, Michigan, Indiana and Maryland.

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The sheriff’s office has attempted to call the numbers back, but most of these numbers cannot be called back. The few that actually answered on call back immediately disconnected when the sheriff’s office informed them they were law enforcement.

These scam artists are known to use threatening language.

Often, people become panicked when they receive calls regarding the IRS.

Here are a few tips to remember taken directly from the actual Internal Revenue Service website:

These scammers often:

• Call you. But when the IRS contacts people about unpaid taxes, they do it by postal mail, not by phone;

• Use common names and fake IRS badge numbers;

• Know the last four digits of your Social Security number;

• Demand payment via a prepaid debit card or wire transfer;

The IRS doesn’t ask for either of these payment methods, nor will they ask for credit card numbers.

• Rig caller ID information to appear as if the IRS really is calling;

• Send fake emails that look like legitimate IRS correspondence; and

• Make a second call claiming to be the police or department of motor vehicles, rigging the caller ID information.

To protect yourself from imposters who call, claiming to be from the IRS:

• Don’t provide any account or other personal information. Hang up the phone.

• Never wire money to a person or company you don’t know. Once you wire money, you can’t get it back.

• If you owe — or think you owe — federal taxes, call the IRS at 800-829-1040. IRS workers can help you with your payment questions. You also can visit the IRS website at irs.gov.

• If you’ve already paid your taxes, call and report the incident to TIGTA at 800-366-4484.

• Forward emails from the IRS to phishing@irs.gov. Don’t open any attachments or click on any links in those emails.

• File a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at ftc.gov/complaint. Include “IRS Telephone Scam” in your complaint. If you’ve already paid your taxes, call and report the incident to TIGTA at 800-366-4484.

• Forward emails from the IRS to phishing@irs.gov. Don’t open any attachments or click on any links in those emails.

•w File a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at ftc.gov/complaint. Include “IRS Telephone Scam” in your complaint.
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