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2. 30 Scam Phone Numbers To Block and Area Codes To Avoid - AOL

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   Since there is no limit to a scam artist’s potential, recognizing signs of common scams will serve you well. Here are examples of three of the most common scams out there today and how to block ...

3. Straight Talk: Protect yourself from IRS tax scams - AOL

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   These tax scams may start with a phone call and take two primary forms. In the first version, the IRS "agent" says you owe back taxes and pressures you into paying with a prepaid debit card or ...

4. How to protect yourself from scams and fraud this tax season

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   Here are three ways scammers are trying to hack your accounts and how you can protect yourself: 1. If possible, file your taxes early — before someone tries to do it for you. If you aren’t ...

5. IRS impersonation scam - Wikipedia

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   An IRS impersonation scam is a class of telecommunications fraud and scam which targets American taxpayers by masquerading as Internal Revenue Service (IRS) collection officers. The scammers operate by placing disturbing official-sounding calls to unsuspecting citizens, threatening them with arrest and frozen assets if thousands of dollars are ...

6. How to Spot IRS Fraud and Other Big Phone Scams So You ... - AOL

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   IRS Imposter Scams. The now-common IRS phone scam, one of the most prevalent and anxiety-inducing imposter scams, is especially common around tax season. "When the call is answered," Lavelle says ...

7. Scam baiting - Wikipedia

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   Scam baiting (or scambaiting) is a form of internet vigilantism primarily used towards advance-fee fraud, IRS impersonation scams, technical support scams, [1] pension scams, [2] and consumer financial fraud. [1]

8. The IRS Has Released Its Top Scams of 2021 - AOL

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   The IRS warns tax professionals about scams involving the verifications of EFIN and CAF numbers. Tax professionals have reported receiving scam emails from the fake "IRS Tax E-Filing," which the ...

9. Voice phishing - Wikipedia

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   Voice phishing, or vishing, [1] is the use of telephony (often Voice over IP telephony) to conduct phishing attacks. Landline telephone services have traditionally been trustworthy; terminated in physical locations known to the telephone company, and associated with a bill-payer. Now however, vishing fraudsters often use modern Voice over IP ...