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IRS Warns of Fresh Fraud Tactics as Tax Season Starts


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As tax season begins, the Internal Revenue Service is warning that it s seeing signs of fraudsters spoofing the agency s domains and incorporating its logos and language into phishing campaigns.
Meanwhile, security experts warn of other fraud campaigns spoofing government departments, with some using themes capitalizing on COVID-19 economic relief programs.
Earlier this month, the IRS published a notification to tax professionals describing a phishing campaign that spoofs the agency s likeness, with fraudsters attempting to steal Electronic Filing Identification Numbers. The IRS issues these numbers to individuals or firms that have been approved as authorized IRS e-file providers.
In this phishing email scam, the fraudsters are trying to entice tax preparers to email documents that would disclose their identities and Electronic Filing Identification Numbers. The cybercriminals can then use this information to file fraudulent returns by impersonatin ....

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