Taxpayers are warned to double-check mail to avoid fraudsters posing as IRS in an unclaimed refund scam.
IRS Advises Taxpayers to Double-Check Mail to Avoid Being Victim of Unclaimed Refund Scam
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) advised taxpayers to double-check the mail they receive to avoid being a victim of an unclaimed refund scam, as fraudsters are now posing as the agency to steal personal information and money from the possible victims in the unclaimed refund scam.
According to Yahoo Finance, the fraudsters in the unclaimed refund scam used the old school scamming way by sending mail about the unclaimed refund with the IRS information, requesting the personal information of the target in the unclaimed refund scam.
Some victims of the unclaimed refund scam stated that they received a letter by mail with warnings that the recipients should give their personal information or else they wouldn’t get their unclaimed refund; however, the victims noticed the poor wording in the letter and immediately reported it as unclaimed refund scam.
Taxpayers are Encouraged to Report Unclaimed Refund Scam After Receiving Suspicious Mails from IRS
Following the increasing unclaimed refund scam, taxpayers are encouraged to report the unclaimed refund scam after receiving suspicious mail from individuals posing as IRS.
With the unclaimed refund scam reports, taxpayers who received suspicious letters that instructed them to provide personal information can report the unclaimed refund scam to the official websites of complaint centers.
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