Predatory people will try to make an easy buck off of
hapless victims in any way possible, and unfortunately, the IRS has recently
reported a surge in the number of telephone scams. While several different
types of telephone scams exist, the most common is one in which the scammer
calls the victim and claims to be an IRS agent.
The scammer typically sounds very official and convincing
and will often go so far as to provide a false name and even a false IRS badge
number. Once the scammer has gained the victim’s trust, he or she will secure
from the victim and use that information to engage in
fraud and other types of illegal activities.
Checking your caller ID isn’t protection enough either; many
scammers can rig caller ID displays so that the call actually appears to be
coming from a legitimate IRS bureau. The best protection is to educate
yourself, and you can easily do that with the help of a knowledgeable CPA. A
CPA can explain to you the dos and dont’s of keeping your personal financial information
secure; find your Naperville CPA at Susan S.
Lewis, Ltd. of Naperville.
