Emerging tax scam takes new turn
Scam artists are now defrauding taxpayers by first putting money into their bank accounts – before taking it out. It sounds crazy, but it’s true. The IRS is reporting an increasing number of scams involving fraudulent tax refunds. The scam is multi-tiered with scam artists first obtaining their victims’ personal identity and bank account information […]
Don’t be too busy to fall for this tax scam
An employer’s life is almost always busy, but it is even more so at the first part of the year with the added responsibilities of preparing documents for filing taxes for both themselves, their business and so their employees can file their taxes as well. Unfortunately, scam artists are counting on this hectic season to […]
There is more than one way to pay your taxes
Just as more and more businesses accept electronic payment for purchases or bills, so too does the IRS. Of course, you can still pay your taxes each year or quarterly by check or money order, but you can also use other options such as: Direct pay through your checking or savings account. This service is […]
Beware of FBI survey phishing scam
The tactic is different but the con is the same. The IRS has issued a warning this week about a new phishing scheme that impersonates the IRS and the FBI as part of a ransomware scam to take computer data hostage. According to the IRS, the scam email uses the emblems of both the IRS […]
Small businesses are a rich target for scams
Some of these scams have been around for a long time, but bear repeating. Here, courtesy of AARP, are some of the most common ploys targeting small- and medium-sized businesses: Phishing emails: Schemers will take names and titles of executives from LinkedIn or corporate websites to spoof internal messages where they pose as the CEO […]
Payroll tax scam resurfaces this tax season
Tax season is heating up and so are scams. The scams take different shape, but are all after one thing: Your money. The IRS and state tax agencies recently issued a warning about a W-2 email phishing scam that is becoming common for this time of year. The W-2 scam first appeared last year when […]
Delete and ask later: Phishing scams on the rise
We have recently noticed a large number of phishing emails targeting businesses and individuals. These fraudulent emails come across as an unknown vendor or service sending an invoice, or contain a warning of some kind containing either a link to an infected site or an infected file they want you to download. These emails can […]