Watch Out for Gift Card Scams
As we move into the holiday season, scammers are finalizing their plans to swindle taxpayers out of their money.…
IRS Covers Phishing Scams in "Taxes-Security-Together" Campaign
The IRS is joining with its Security Summit task force to warn tax professionals about the continuing threat posed by phishing emails to their data security efforts.…
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Jami Gibson Talks Data Security in 2019 - E21
Filing season may have begun, but it’s never too late to think about data security for your tax office. A few weeks ago, we invited Jami Gibson to come on the Taxing Subjects Podcast to talk about…
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IRS Warns Tax Pros about New Phishing Scams
According to the Internal Revenue Service, there are two new “business email compromise/business email spoofing (BEC/BES)” spear-phishing scams targeting tax professionals: the direct-deposit scam and the wire-transfer scam.…
National Tax Security Awareness Week: Phishing Scams
The second day of National Tax Security Awareness week focused on the danger posed by phishing scams.…
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Jami Gibson Discusses New Tax Scam - EP7
Since its formation in 2015, the Security Summit's efforts to thwart cybercriminals have successfully driven down the number of tax-related identity theft incidents. Unfortunately, that success has forced identity thieves to adapt their methods, resulting in a new tax scam that might seem unorthodox at first.…
Ransomware Scam Poses as FBI
A new phishing scheme has been unleashed on taxpayers, this time impersonating as the FBI and the IRS.In reality, the scammers are sending emails that install ransomware on computers in order to hold…
IRS Warns of Aggressive Phone Scams
The IRS recently warned seniors about the threat of scam phone calls from criminals hoping to capitalize on the urgency of tax season.…
IRS's 2017 "Dirty Dozen"
Scams Include Tax-Related ID Theft, Tax SheltersEach year, the IRS releases their list of the “Dirty Dozen” scams to inform taxpayers about criminals who hope to capitalize on a busy, stressful time…
Don’t Get Hooked by a Phishing Expedition
Every day, taxpayers fall victim to scams through emails, websites, texts or phone calls and turn over data thinking they’re dealing with an official agency or business. But that email, web page, text, or call is a “spoof,” a fake that only appears to be the real thing.…
