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IRS Lays Down The Law With Its Dirty Dozen Tax Scams

by Judy Heft | Mar 23, 2017 | Identity Fraud, Taxes

The following alert is republished from an IRS webpage that can be found here. Taxpayers need to watch out for identity theft especially around tax time. The IRS continues to aggressively pursue the criminals that file fraudulent returns using someone else’s Social...

It Never Ends: Three More Tax Scams To Avoid

by Judy Heft | Feb 22, 2017 | Fraud

I try to be as comprehensive as possible with my posts, but the fact of the matter is that I often find out more on a topic after I’ve written about it. Tax fraud, in particular, is a vast and sprawling criminal industry in which innovators are constantly perfecting...

Your Security Is Just Two Steps Away

by Judy Heft | Feb 15, 2017 | Fraud, Scams

In a cloak-and-dagger caper reaching from Eastern Europe to the Virginia suburbs of Washington, DC, the nation and the world witnessed the most highly publicized case of phishing ever to come to light. It was during last year’s presidential campaign when 10 years of...

This Identity Thief Will Pay Your Bills For You!

by Judy Heft | Apr 17, 2015 | Fraud

One of my clients is actually two people: a husband and wife team who each have a physical disabiIity. As a result, they have come to depend on home health aides to help them with their medical One of my clients is actually two people: a husband and wife team who each...

Tax Fraud, Identity Theft and the IRS

by Judy Heft | Apr 3, 2015 | Announcements, Taxes

Tax Fraud Alert: Recently reports have begun to trickle in about taxpayers receiving IRS Letter 5071C. Letter 5071C is a standard letter issued by the IRS when it needs taxpayers to confirm personal information. If you receive Letter 5071C, there will be contact...