IRS IMPOSTER SCAMS on the rise

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is the government agency that collects federal taxes. Scammers pretend to be IRS officials to get you to send them money.

You owe us taxes

HOW THE SCAM WORKS S R I

You get a call. Your caller ID might IRS show it’s the IRS calling. The caller might give a badge number and know the last four digits of your Social Security number.

You are told: “you owe money.” “you better pay now, or you’ll be arrested.”

“put money on a prepaid debit card or wire it to us. ”

If you pay... You find out it wasn’t the IRS. It was a scam.

!

The money is gone.

WARNING SIGNS How will the IRS first contact you? IRS

phone call

NO

email mail

NO

IRS

YES

How will the IRS ask you to pay? with a prepaid debit card

NO

with a money transfer

NO

won’t require a specific type of payment

YES

GOT A CALL? Don’t give the caller information such as your financial or other personal information.

Write down details such as the number and name of the caller.

Hang up Contact the IRS directly If you’re worried the call is real, contact the IRS directly at 800-829-1040 or go to irs.gov.

Report the call File a complaint with: • the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) at tigta.gov or 800-366-4484. • the FTC at ftc.gov/complaint or 877-FTC-HELP.

Warn friends and family Tell people you know that these calls are scams.

ftc.gov/IRSimposters Federal Trade Commission January 2015

IRS IMPOSTER SCAMS WARNING SIGNS How will the IRS first contact you? IRS

phone call

NO

email mail

NO

IRS

YES

How will the IRS first contact you? IRS

phone call

NO

email mail

NO

IRS

YES

WARNING SIGNS

IRS IMPOSTER SCAMS

How will the IRS first contact you? IRS

phone call

NO

email mail

NO

IRS

YES

IRS IMPOSTER SCAMS WARNING SIGNS How will the IRS ask you to pay? with a prepaid debit card

NO

with a money transfer

NO

won’t require a specific type of payment

YES

IRS IMPOSTER SCAMS WARNING SIGNS How will the IRS ask you to pay? with a prepaid debit card

NO

with a money transfer

NO

won’t require a specific type of payment

YES

IRS IMPOSTER SCAMS WARNING SIGNS How will the IRS first contact you? IRS

phone call

NO

email mail

NO

IRS

YES

[PDF] 0519-irs-imposter-scams-infogra - Consumer.FTC.gov - Federal ...

Report the call. File a complaint with: • the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. (TIGTA) at tigta.gov or 800-366-4484. • the FTC at ftc.gov/complaint ...

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