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词条 IRS impersonation scam
释义

  1. The United Kingdom

  2. Canada

  3. Response by companies

  4. See also

  5. References

  6. External links

IRS impersonation scams involve scammers targeting American taxpayers by pretending to be Internal Revenue Service (IRS) collection officers.[1] The scammers operate by placing disturbing official-sounding calls to unsuspecting citizens, threatening them with arrest and frozen assets if thousands of dollars are not paid immediately.[2] According to the IRS, over 1,029,601 Americans have received threatening calls, and $29,100,604 has been reported lost to these call scams as of March, 2016.[3] The problem has been assigned to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.[4]

The scammers often request payment in the form of gift cards such as Google Play or iTunes cards, wire transfer, MoneyGram, or credit card.[5]

{{As of |September 2017}}, several people from India have been arrested for impersonating IRS employees.[6]

The United Kingdom

Variations on this scam have targeted British taxpayers, pretending to be from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Sometimes the scammers use telephone calls,[7] sometimes SMS text messages, and sometimes emails.[8] Versions include:

  • The scammers threaten a lawsuit by HMRC to recover money allegedly owed.[7][8]
  • The scammers tell people that they are due a tax rebate, and use this to trick them into disclosing their account and personal details.[9]

Canada

Another variation similarly targets Canadians by impersonating the Canada Revenue Agency and utilizing aggressive fear tactics, with at least 60,000 Canadian residents filing complaints from 2013-2018.[10]

Response by companies

In response to a modus operandi by scammers where they coax victims into buying prepaid cards or gift cards for online services, companies such as Apple, along with the Federal Trade Commission, have posted advisories warning over the illicit use of gift cards by scammers.[11][12] Retailers and supermarkets have also followed suit by putting up similar warnings on prepaid and gift card sections.[13]

See also

  • FBI
  • IRS
  • IRS Criminal Investigation Division
  • Confidence trick
  • Tech support scam

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=Phone Scams Continue to be a Serious Threat, Remain on IRS "Dirty Dozen" List of Tax Scams for the 2016 Filing Season|url=https://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/Phone-Scams-Continue-to-be-a-Serious-Threat,-Remain-on-IRS-Dirty-Dozen-List-of-Tax-Scams-for-the-2016-Filing-Season|website=IRS|accessdate=28 March 2016}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=IRS Urges Public to Stay Alert for Scam Phone Calls|url=https://www.irs.gov/uac/IRS-Urges-Public-to-Stay-Alert-for-Scam-Phone-Calls|website=IRS|date=October 21, 2015|accessdate=28 March 2016}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=IRS: Over $29 Million Lost in Fraud Phone Scams|url=http://kdvr.com/2016/03/11/irs-over-29-million-lost-in-fraud-phone-scams/|date=March 11, 2016|accessdate=28 March 2016}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=IRS Impersonation Scam Reporting|url=https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml|website=Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration|accessdate=28 March 2016}}
5. ^https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/tax-scamsconsumer-alerts
6. ^{{cite news | title=2017 TNT 182-6 TAX CRIME ROUNDUP | date=21 September 2017 }}
7. ^1 {{cite|url=http://www.taxvol.org.uk/scam-warning-phone-message-threatens-hmrc-lawsuit/ |title=Scam Warning: Phone message threatens HMRC lawsuit |date=22 July 2016 |publisher=Tax Volunteers|access-date=2 September 2018}}
8. ^{{cite|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/scammers-claiming-hmrc-targeting-people-14771786 |title=Scammers claiming to be from HMRC targeting people by phone |date=12 June 2018| first1=Joshua |last1=Knapman| publisher=Wales Online|access-date=2 September 2018}}
9. ^1 {{cite|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/hmrc-warns-on-tax-refund-scams |title=HMRC warns on tax refund scams |date=9 May 2018 |publisher=HM Revenue & Customs |access-date=2 September 2018}}
10. ^https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/cra-phone-tax-scam-marketplace-1.4830141
11. ^{{cite web|url=https://support.apple.com/itunes-gift-card-scams|title=iTunes Gift Card Scams - Official Apple Support|work=Apple Inc.|accessdate=28 September 2018}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2016/05/scammers-push-people-pay-itunes-gift-cards|title=Scammers push people to pay with iTunes gift cards|last=Herbert|first=Amy|date=10 May 2016|work=Federal Trade Commission|accessdate=28 September 2018}}
13. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.freep.com/story/money/personal-finance/susan-tompor/2016/09/21/irs-itunes-federal-student-tax/90686230/|title=New scam: Student puts $1,762 on iTunes cards to pay IRS|last=Tompor|first=Susan|date=21 September 2016|work=Detroit Free Press|accessdate=28 September 2018}}

External links

  • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y5z0kWgBcM|website=youtube IRS primer video]
  • [https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/tax-scamsconsumer-alerts IRS Tax Scam Consumer Alert]
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