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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Scammers target those who owe federal taxes<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">There have been reports of college students receiving a call from a person posing as an agent from the IRS. The caller tells the victim they owe taxes to the IRS related to their student financial aid; then
demands that the victim pay the money immediately with a pre-loaded debit card or wire transfer.
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<p class="MsoNormal">This is a scam. The IRS usually first contacts people by mail – not by phone – about unpaid taxes, and the IRS won’t ask for payment using a pre-paid debit card or wire transfer. The IRS also won’t ask for a credit card number over the
phone.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> Don’t fall for phone and phishing email scams that use the IRS as a lure.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Here are five things the scammers often do but the IRS will not do. Any one of these five things is a tell-tale sign of a scam.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>The IRS will never:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Call to demand immediate payment, nor will the agency call about taxes owed without first having mailed you a bill.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Demand that you pay taxes without giving you the opportunity to question or appeal the amount they say you owe.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Require you to use a specific payment method for your taxes, such as a prepaid debit card.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Ask for credit or debit card numbers over the phone.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Threaten to bring in local police or other law-enforcement groups to have you arrested for not paying.<o:p></o:p></p>
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If you owe federal taxes, or think you might owe federal taxes, hang up and call the IRS at 800-829-1040. IRS workers can help you with your payment questions. If you don’t owe taxes, call and report the incident to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
at 800-366-4484 or <a href="http://www.tigta.gov">www.tigta.gov</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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