Watch our for IRS e-mail scams.Don’t let a scammer get you affect your blood pressure and your computer by claiming to be the IRS.
Consumers have received a “Tax Avoidance Investigation” e-mail claiming to come from the IRS’ “Fraud Department” which the recipient is asked to complete an “investigation form,”; for which there is a link contained in the e-mail, because of possible fraud that the recipient committed. It is believed that clicking on the link may activate a Trojan Horse virus.
The e-mail, purporting to be from IRS Criminal Investigation, falsely states that the person is under a criminal probe for submitting a false tax return to the California Franchise Tax Board. The e-mail seeks to entice people to click on a link or open an attachment to learn more information about the complaint against them. The IRS warned people that the e-mail link and attachment is a Trojan Horse that can take over the person’s computer hard drive and allow someone to have remote access to the computer.
Do not to click the link in the e-mail or open the attachment.
Similar e-mail variations suggest a customer has filed a complaint against a company and the IRS can act as an arbitrator. The latest versions appear aimed at business taxpayers as well as individual taxpayers.
The IRS does not send out unsolicited e-mails or ask for detailed personal and financial information. Additionally, the IRS never asks people for the PIN numbers, passwords or similar secret access information for their credit card, bank or other financial accounts.
Other fraudulent e-mail scams try to entice taxpayers to click their way to a fake IRS Web site and ask for bank account numbers. Another widespread e-mail tells taxpayers the IRS is holding a refund (often $63.80) for them and seeks financial account information. Still another email claims the IRS anti-fraud commission’ is investigating their tax returns.
Our business management services are vigilant for any scams that are attempt to injure our client’s identity, credit, or computers.We inspect company’s internal controls and advise clients on how to minimize risks