Scammers Taking Advantage of COVID-19

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Scammers Taking Advantage of COVID-19

September 21, 2020

Scammers Taking Advantage of COVID-19

COVID-19 has created widespread uncertainty, fear, and anxiety, and scammers are using this to their advantage. The U.S. Department of Justice, the…

Tax Fraud and Cryptocurrency

December 10, 2019

Tax Fraud and Cryptocurrency

The Internal Revenue Service just released its annual report, noting that the Criminal Investigation division identified $1.8 billion in tax fraud in…

Calls from the IRS — Real or a Scam?

June 20, 2018

Calls from the IRS — Real or a Scam?

Many taxpayers have received threatening phone calls from scammers impersonating IRS employees. The frequency of the scam phone calls seems to be…

2018 “Dirty Dozen” Tax Scams

April 25, 2018

2018 “Dirty Dozen” Tax Scams

The IRS recently released an updated 2018 list of the top 12 ("dirty dozen") scams to watch out for: 1. Falsely padding…