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The Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers about phony tips, tax credits and other viral advice that will trigger trouble with your return.
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The scam, ranked No. 4 on the IRS list, centers on viral advice that claims to reveal “hidden” ways to boost refunds.
0:31 A typical IRS impersonation scam robocall An IRS impersonation scam is a class of telecommunications fraud and scam which targets American taxpayers by masquerading as Internal Revenue Service (IRS) collection officers. [1] The scammers operate by placing disturbing official-sounding calls to unsuspecting citizens, threatening them with arrest and frozen assets if thousands of dollars are ...
When a legitimate taxpayer files first, the IRS system already contains the correct return and blocks attempts by scammers to submit another one using the same Social Security number.
Taxpayers may use the IRS' "Where's my refund?" tool to track their federal tax refund status using their Social Security number, filing status and exact refund amount.
An overpayment scam, also known as a refund scam, is a type of confidence trick designed to prey upon victims' good faith. In the most basic form, an overpayment scam consists of a scammer claiming, falsely, to have sent a victim an excess amount of money.
The IRS is warning that scammers may try to trick taxpayers by making false promises about eligibility for new or expanded tax credits and deductions.