IRS Warns of Scheme to Steal Identity and Financial Data
The Internal Revenue Service warns of a fraudulent scheme targeting non-resident aliens
who have income from a United States source. The scheme uses fictitious IRS correspondence and an altered IRS
form in an attempt to trick the foreign persons into disclosing their personal and financial data. The information
fraudulently obtained is then used to steal the taxpayer’s identity and financial assets.This scheme has surfaced in
South America, Europe and the Caribbean so far. Read
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