Thanks to Keith Hiatt (CPA) with Breslow Starling Frost Warner Boger Hiatt, PLLC in Greensboro answering our Tax / IRS questions. For more information call (336) 292-6872.
Intersting story: With tax season underway…if someone calls or emails you asking for any of your personal information in your bank account information in order to send you your 'rebate check' Just Say NO. Officials with the IRS say that between January 1 and April 15, scammers come out of the woodwork…and IRS tax scammers all want the same thing: your bank account number, your social security number or your credit card number.
Traditionally…if the IRS wants you they will send you a letter. http://www.irs.gov/
The Attorney General’s Fraud Hotline: 1-866-966-7226
Official IRS Warning of Scams: http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=178061,00.html
How To Protect Yourself From Scams: http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=155344,00.html
You can also forward suspicious e-mails to the Federal Trade Commission at:
spam@uce.gov or contact them at http://www.www.consumer.gov/idtheft
FTC Hotline 1-877-IDTHEFT (438-4338)
How To Spot A Fake: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-utl/address_bar.pdf
