The IRS has warned about these scams for years-- someone calls, demanding money, threatening jail time if you don't pay up. Well, these scammers are using text messaging too.
Fox 17 reports that an Ionia couple lost $500 to such a scam.
Bad news if you’re one of the people who file your taxes as soon as you get your W-2, so you can get the refund in the middle of January; the IRS is saying some refunds won’t go out until at least February 15th.
Not helpful if you use that check to pay off Christmas presents; Fox17 talked with IRS Commissioner John Koskinen:
“We want people to be aware of the change for their planning purposes dur
It seems like every tax season we see another IRS scam or two pop up in the area, but things seem to be worse this year in West Michigan.
Several different police agencies have issued warnings about the calls this year, and the folks at FOX-17 decided to investigate...
The Michigan State Police have issued a warning regarding a telephone scam using the IRS as a cover.
Police are saying that scammers have been using fake names and IRS badge numbers to intimidate victims into wiring money to pay off IRS debts. The scammers have threatened victims with audits, arrests, suspension of business licenses and deportation.