He warned, however, “We can expect an influx of scam attempts during tax return season approaching, so please be cautious. And remember, the IRS doesn’t call you.”
Temple said this afternoon scammers can use applications which show legitimate IRS numbers and will claim there is a tax return problem. They will ask the victim to set up payments, which allow them to get access to accounts.
Meanwhile, Temple said, the first email scam, one purporting a Western Union account cancellation, came to a person who did not have a Western Union account.
Temple advised to never hit the highlighted links in emails like these, as a virus may be attached.
If you have a Western Union account, call them for information.
A second scam is a mail notice with an attached check for $4,750.
The Allied Financial Clearing Services company claims the recipient won a lottery worth $250,000.
They have the victim call and attempt to obtain personal banking information. The number is going to an out of country person. The check is counterfeit.
