{"id":562,"date":"2018-01-22T16:30:40","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T21:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tax-power.com\/?p=562"},"modified":"2018-01-22T16:30:40","modified_gmt":"2018-01-22T21:30:40","slug":"irs-scammers-still-looking-to-get-your-cash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tax-power.com\/?p=562","title":{"rendered":"IRS Scammers Still Looking to Get Your Cash"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just heard today from a client that she received a call from someone who claimed to be “the IRS” and she owed them $2,000 and there was a warrant for her arrest and if she did not pay exactly as instructed that she would be arrested within the hour. Well the must be catching fish or else they wouldn’t be fishing anymore.<\/p>\n

Don’t be a fish that falls for this phony line. The IRS does not call out of the blue stating that you owe money without first sending you a notice in writing explaining the year, type of tax, amount that they believe that you owe and why. They do not just call out of the blue making threats.<\/p>\n

(If they ask you to meet someone at some obscure location with cash agree to meet them but bring a cop with you)<\/p>\n

However the scammers are getting wiser as too many people are now waking up to the fact that the scammers have duplicated IRS Form CP2000 letters demanding payment\u00a0for an adjustment to the tax return.\u00a0There are ways to spot this but the best was is to go to the IRS website and call the IRS (early in the morning before they get busy) so ask if they mailed you a notice.<\/p>\n

Here are a few warning signs that a notice \u2018from the IRS\u2019 is fake:<\/strong><\/p>\n