It’s that time of year — tax time. It’s also a great time to get up to speed on tax-related scams. Here are two ways tax scammers might target you and what you can do about it:
The following information is provided by the IRS.gov website in an effort to get the word out regarding tax identity theft which is drastically increasing every year.
Tax identity theft

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more than one tax return was filed in your name, or
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IRS records show wages from an employer you don’t
know
If you get a letter like this,
contact the IRS Identity Protection Specialized Unit at 800-908-4490. You can
find more about tax identity theft at ftc.gov/taxidtheft and irs.gov/identitytheft.