IRS Scam

Last week, I received a call from someone who stated they were from the IRS and this was "a very serious matter."

I hung up, because it was a ruse to extort money from me. How did I know this? It's because the IRS always initiates contact via U.S, Mail and never by telephone, email or text message.

So if you are badgered over the telephone to pay "taxes" via your debit card or whatever, it is a scam and hang up. Ignore their fake "badge numbers" and credentials.

It is recommended that you contact any IRS impersonation to the "Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration" or Tigta at 1-800-366-4484 or www.tigta.gov. You can also contact the Federal Trade Commission through the FTC Complaint Assistant at FTC.gov, and add “IRS Telephone Scam” to the complaint comments.

Good luck!