Whether you’re a business owner or just an individual tax filer, scams abound that try to use the weight of the IRS, the fear of the taxpayer, and complicated nature of the tax code to obtain information and/or money from you. Quite simply, the IRS does not initiate taxpayer communications through e-mail. If you receive a message claiming to be from the IRS or EFTPS, do not reply to the sender, access links on the site, or submit any information to them. The next step you should take is to report this e-mail scam or bogus IRS website by forwarding the information to the IRS at the following address: phishing@irs.gov.
One scam in particular has been prevalent over the last number of weeks. The IRS has now issued a formal warning regarding a scam that targets Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) users. The scheme uses an e-mail claiming that the user’s tax payment was rejected and directs the user to a website for additional information. This website contains malware that will attempt to infect the user’s computer. Our Firm received such an email, but if you remember that the IRS does not communicate via email, you can always sniff out the scam and protect yourself and your business from any breaches in security or financial loss.
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