It’s Tax Season. Watch Out for These 3 Signs of a Tax Scam
Tax scams abound year-round, but people over 65 are targeted even more frequently during tax season. Why? A certain amount of money is in play at this time as taxpayers are figuring out what they owe Uncle Sam and scammers take advantage of the fact that money is being exchanged between the U.S. citizenry and its government. […]
Never open an email from the Internal Revenue Service.
There is a current tax scam where fraudulent emails are being sent with the subject “tax transcripts”. Opening the email will cause your computer and network to be infected by malware. https://on.mktw.net/2R55oo8