How To Spot IRS Tax Scams

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How To Spot IRS Tax Scams
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INTRODUCTION
It is not surprising to get a call from IRS
office regarding your tax return. There is
nothing to get frightened of this. Only one must
assure about one thing that it is not a scam or
fraud. Each year, several people are duped by the
imposter as IRS personnel. IRS never disturbs
people who pay the taxes on time and has a clear
background. Further, they communicate only via
mail through the United States Postal Service.
The current presentation will let you know about
more important matters regarding IRS scams.
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Watch Out for Phone Calls
Remember that IRS never calls for demanding the
payment of tax amount. They do not ask you for
paying the tax amount through the prepaid debit
card, gift card or wire transfer. They only mail
you. Even if they want to call you, they will
send you mail and ask for your convenient time.
Sometimes, there are robocalls which instructs
you to pay money to IRS. Some directly call and
say that you owe money to IRS for a tax return.
Remember, whatever the situation it may be, never
get panicked and pay.
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Beware Of Emails
As mentioned earlier in this presentation, the
IRS only communicates through the mail. They do
not even send emails to the people. Therefore, if
you are getting any email mentioning or asking
you to pay the tax, it is nothing but a work of
an imposter. Do not follow the instructions
mentioned in the email. Following the
instructions, you any fall into the trap of the
scammers. However, if you have an accountant,
they can help you avoid such IRS Scam.
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Be Cautious Of Letters
IRS sends only letters, but that does not mean
that other imposters or scammers will not send
you letters. Taking the logo and creating a
letterhead with it is not a difficult task.
Further, often the scammers often send some
supporting documents with the mail to make it
look real. However, in case of getting such mail,
one must not do any panic. Rather, they must call
the IRS to verify that if they send anything like
that or not. If IRS did it, then they will
confirm else they will help you find the scammer.
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Report Scams
It is important to stay protected from the
scammers. However, by chance, if you fall victim
of any IRS scam, do not hide it. You must report
it to the IRS. You call them and tell the whole
incident to them. They will help you find the
real culprit. Hiding such an incident will
encourage the scammers and will not help you at
all. However, number of people used to get
frightened to inform IRS about it, which is
ultimately helps the scammers.
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Spot IRS Scam and Report Now 
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