If you recieve a call from someone claiming to be from the IRS and asking for your Social Security number and bank information so they can mail your Tax Rebate… HANG UP!
The tax rebates will be mailed out and will not have a direct deposit option.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued the warning today that scam artists were contacting consumers.
“They’re calling people on the phone and asking for their personal information, and the people are thinking they’re going to get some money quicker than they normally would,” Special Agent Jeff Lanza, spokesman with the FBI Bureau in Kansas City, told WDAF-TV.
Lanza said four Kansas City consumers have received these calls – and his office is worried some unsuspecting taxpayers might fall for this scam.
“It’s got credibility because it’s been in the news,” Lanza told reporters. “Everyone is talking about the rebate. They’ll probably get more people to respond because of that.”
Lanza, however, said the IRS would never ask consumers for such personal information over the phone or through e-mail. Neither would any other governmental agency.
Also Congress has not even approved the 2008 tax rebate plan yet.
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