Tag Archives: IRS

More On Equifax with John Oliver

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Carmelo

I think that a big slap in the face to the American people is that Equifax was also awarded 7.25 million by the IRS to verify taxpayer identities and help prevent fraud.

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IRS and Seagate?

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Carmelo

The Internal Revenue Service issued an alert on March 1st, 2016, to payroll and human resources professionals to be aware of an emerging phishing email scheme that purports to be from company executives and requests personal information on employees. The … Continue reading →

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The IRS

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Carmelo

Multiple sources, such as Krebs and Ars Technica, report that a lot of fraudulent activity has focused around the Get Transcript app on the IRS website. To obtain a transcript online, all that was needed to start the process was … Continue reading →

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Ring! Ring! Yes, This is the I.R.S! NOT!

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Carmelo

Criminals have been calling taxpayers and insisting they must “immediately give up their personal information or make a payment,” Don’t fall for it! It’s a scam! The I.R.S. will never call as their method is to send old fashioned mail. … Continue reading →

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