‘Helpful’ Scammers Offer to Open Online Tax Accounts

Published on April 2, 2024

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is warning taxpayers about fraudsters trying to steal personal information by offering help to open an IRS Online Account. It’s the latest in a series of scam alerts the agency has issued in recent days. IRS Online Account is a tool offering taxpayers access to details like payment history, current balance, copies of IRS notices, and more. On April 1, the IRS warned taxpayers to specifically “watch out for scammers attempting to sell or offer help setting up an Online Account on IRS.gov. The goal for these criminals is getting personal tax and financial information that can be used to commit identity theft.”...

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