The IRS says a new scam has cropped up this summer with a physical mailing. The new scam letter goes so far as to request that you send detailed pictures of your driver’s license.
IRS Tax Refunds Scam: Warning On Fake IRS Letter Promise Unclaimed Tax Refunds (PHOTO: CNBC)
IRS Tax Refunds Scam: Warns Tax Payers About The Tax Refund Scam Letter In The Mail
The Internal Revenue Service is now giving a warning to the taxpayers about a new scam today involving tax refund claims, they said it is a refund scam.
The refund scam works when the scammers are sending mail to taxpayers that looks like a cardboard envelope in the delivery service. The letter has this masthead saying “in relation to your unclaimed tax refund”. This letter is a refund scam that bogus contact information and phone number that are not related to the IRS. The body of the letter inside asks for more private information from the taxpayers, including their cell phone numbers, bank pieces of information and Social Security number.
Following is some information that needs to be submitted in order for them to get their refunds.
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IRS Tax Refunds Scam: Beware Of Letters Promising Unclaimed Tax Refunds
This refund scam will invade taxpayers’ private information by the fraudsters, they say that if they will give their information an agent will help them process to file their refund. This is the way for some thieves to scam refunds from the taxpayers. Always remember that these refund scams come from the mai, if you receive a mail about a refund then you must disregard it. This refund scam includes in the IRS’ Dirty Dozen roundup it means that this is the annual list of IRS to refund scams during filing season. A warning to never click any email that claims to be from the IRS. This refund scam is dangerous so please be careful.
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