The arrival of tax season also brings new tax-related scams, Mark Welshsat down with 47 ABC to share some tips on how to avoid crooks posing as the IRS.
Scammers advance with the times and have become more creative over the years, typically targeting the elderly or the younger generation who wouldn't know any better.
Welsh says "if anyone claiming to be with the IRS is threatening you, giving you a time limit to pay, or asking for payments that aren’t with a credit card, it’s definitely a scam. “That’s why they use in particular the MoneyPak card because the fact is, you can’t reverse it, and you’re not going to get a refund,” says Welsh. He adds, “If you get a phone call like that, just hang up, that’s the best thing you can do, you shouldn’t engage in conversation.”
Welsh also tells us, the IRS does not call you and will not email you. “The only way you communicate with the IRS is a letter in the mail,” adds Welsh.
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