tax scams
State Warns of Email Scam Regarding State of Hawaii Tax Refunds
HONOLULU – The State Department of Taxation is warning Hawai‘i taxpayers of a new e-mail scam. Taxpayers are being sent a fraudulent e-mail that claims to be from the State of Hawai‘i Department of Taxation informing them they are due a tax refund. The fraudulent e-mail requires the recipient to go to a Web site [...]
Scammers Use e-Mail, Fax to Pose as IRS
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service cautions taxpayers to be on the lookout for a new wave of scams using the IRS name in identity theft e-mails, or phishing, that have circulated during the last two months. In May and June alone, taxpayers reported almost 700 separate phishing incidents to the IRS. In 2008 so [...]
Top 2008 Tax Scams
Phishing Scams, Frivolous Arguments Top the 2008 ‘Dirty Dozen’ Tax Scams WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service today issued its 2008 list of the 12 most egregious tax schemes and scams, highlighted by Internet phishing scams and several frivolous tax arguments. Topping this year s list of scams is phishing, which encompasses numerous Internet-based ploys [...]
