{"id":51071,"date":"2023-07-07T11:21:46","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T15:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=51071"},"modified":"2023-07-07T11:21:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T15:21:46","slug":"beware-of-the-irs-trying-to-give-you-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=51071","title":{"rendered":"Beware Of The IRS Trying To Give You Money"},"content":{"rendered":"

On July 3rd, The Epoch Times<\/a> posted an article about a new scam to separate Americans from their money.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a warning to taxpayers about a new scam mail scheme that attempts to trick people into believing the government owes them money.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe new scheme involves a mailing coming in a cardboard envelope from a delivery service,\u201d the IRS said in a statement<\/a> on July 3.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Inside the cardboard envelope is a letter on IRS masthead while fraudulently claiming that the notice is \u201cin relation to your unclaimed refund.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

While dangling the prospect of obtaining unclaimed tax refund dollars, the letter asks taxpayers to provide sensitive personal information, including detailed photographs of drivers\u2019 licenses. The data that the scammers are trying to obtain can be used by thieves to try and obtain a tax refund or other sensitive financial information.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is just the latest in the long string of attempts by identity thieves posing as the IRS in hopes of tricking people into providing valuable personal information to steal identities and money, including tax refunds,\u201d IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel said in a statement.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The article gives guidelines for identifying the scam:<\/p>\n

The scam letter includes a variety of warning signs, including strange punctuation and a mixture of different fonts, with some requests being awkwardly worded, such as: \u201cA Clear Phone of Your Driver\u2019s License That Clearly Displays All Four (4) Angles, Taken in a Place with Good Lighting.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

The fraudulent notification then asks for additional information that is sensitive, with the wording of the request also awkward.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ll Need to Get This to Get Your Refunds After Filing. These Must Be Given to a Filing Agent Who Will Help You Submit Your Unclaimed Property Claim. Once You Send All The Information Please Try to Be Checking Your Email for Response From The Agents Thanks,\u201d the letter reads, per the IRS.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The letter also includes some inaccurate information. Specifically, it claims that the deadline for filing tax refunds for those who have an extension to file is Oct. 17, 2023, while the correct deadline is actually Oct. 16.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThese scams can come in through email, text or even in special mailings. People should be careful to watch out for red flags that clearly mark these as IRS scams,\u201d Werfel said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The thing that is so annoying about some of the current scams is that the people doing them are probably smart enough to make an honest living but have chosen to attempt to cheat people instead. That’s sad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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