Category: Phishing Scam

‘Amid Continued Threats’ IRS Warns Against Identity Theft of American Taxpayers

The IRS has kicked off a summer campaign to prepare tax professionals, and more broadly, the nation’s tax community, against potential identity theft attempts of clients and their own establishments. On Tuesday, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced the start of its “Protect Your Clients: Protect Yourself” campaign aimed at “ensuring tax professionals stay alert…


IRS Warns of Phishing Scam Targeting Colleges, Universities

The Internal Revenue Service issued a warning Tuesday about a phishing scam targeting students and staff at educational institutions who have an .edu email address. The IRS said it has received complaints about the scam aimed at students at both public and private, profit and non-profit institutions. The fraudulent emails display the IRS logo and…