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Online Scammers Target Tax Payers

Tax scams come around at this time every year through your e-mail and with just the click of a mouse, scammers can take away thousands of dollars out of your bank account.

Ways to spot a tax scam email:

• asks for detailed personal information, such as name, SSN, bank or credit card numbers, mother's maiden name, etc.
• tries to lure you into responding by mentioning a tax refund or offering to pay you to participate in an IRS survey
• threatens dire consequences if you do not respond to the email, such as additional taxes or blocking your refund
• uses incorrect grammar or odd phrasing
• uses a really long address in any lin contained in the email. Using Microsoft Outlook, you can hover your mouse over the link to reveal the actual web link address.