IRS Warns of New E-mail and Telephone Scams Using the IRS Name

The IRS is warning taxpayers to ignore E-mail and telephone scams in which the sender/caller identifies themselves as being an IRS employee. The scammers want to trick taxpayers into revealing personal and financial information which they can turn around and quickly:

• empty the victim's financial accounts
• run up charges on the victim’s credit card
• apply for loans
• file fraudulent tax returns

THE IRS DOES NOT INITIATE CONTACT WITH TAXPAYERS VIA E-MAILS OR PHONE CALLS ASKING FOR PERSONAL INFORMATION.

To learn more, visit irs.gov/newsroom/.

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