Did you get one of these calls? When a random numbers calls your phone, do you just ignore and allow it to go to voicemail? Here is a voice mail that I received alleging to be from the Internal Revenue Service.
The Batavia Police Department are investigating a scam that claims that they are the IRS using phone numbers that are from the City of Batavia. The scammers will call and say they are collecting funds for the IRS and they need to be put into an account within an hour to avoid arrest...
I've already filed the complaint with the Better Business Bureau Scam Tracker (as they suggested) but MAN do these things make me MAD!
The number that called me is (360) 208-0865, but they come from many others. This same number has been popping up on my caller ID for about three weeks...
Scammers are nothing new in Western New York and officials are warning local residents about two new tactics that are being used. It is normal to see more scam attempts during tax season, but one of these doesn't even have anything to do with the IRS or your taxes...
The United States Department of Treasury issued a recent warning to taxpayers about a freighting scam that is, unfortunately, way too common during tax season. The scam, which has been around some time, has evolved over time and since 2013 has stolen nearly $27 million from Americans...
Western New York has already felt the sting of IRS scams when one man in Wheatfield paid $8,000 to the "IRS". Now that we are deep into tax season, lets look over some of the many scams that happen when people claim to be the 'IRS' in many different ways to be more aware...
Your income taxes must be filed by April 15th. That's this coming Tuesday. You haven't done them yet. You didn't forget did you? Of course not. You planned it this way of course. Here are some helpful hints courtesy of the U.S. Postal Service to aid us last minute types.
If you filed your taxes electronically, you may be wondering where your refund is. And, if you visited the IRS website’s “Where’s my refund?” page, you may have been given an error message that says the IRS has no information about your return.