Interview: How to spot and avoid tax scams

CLIMATE CLOUDY FRIDAY TO STARTHOPEFULLY A PRETTY GOODBUT WITH TAX SEASON, YOUKNOW IT IS HERE AND WITH THECHANGES FOR THE 20 20 FILINGSAT LEAST OPENING FOR TAXSCAMMERS FINANCIAL EXPERT JEFFTHANKS JOINS US NOW WITHADVICE ON SPOTTING THOSE SCAMSAND AVOIDING THE CONSEQUENCES.GOOD MORNING DEATH.GOOD MORNING, THANKS FORHAVING ME THANKS FOR BEINGWITH SO THIS IS A BIG QUESTIONHOW WE AVOID SOME OF THESE TAXSCAMS.I THINK THE FIRST THINGKIND OF TECHNOLOGY WHAT'SGOING ON OUT THERE.

I WAS LIKECAUTION PEOPLE WHAT WE TALKABOUT THE DAY WE'LL TALK ABOUTACTUALLY GOT LOOK BY ASSURINGSHOULD HAVE THEIR OWN SPECIFICACT PROFESSIONAL IT THERE'S ALOT OF PHISHING EMAILS THINGSOUT THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA TEXTMESSAGES.

PEOPLE ARE TRYING TOGET YOUR SOCIAL SECURITYNUMBER AND YOUR INFORMATION SOTHAT THEY CAN FILE A TAXRETURN YOUR BEHALF AND GETYOUR TAX MONEY AND SO THERE'SALL KIND OF ADDITIONAL SCAMSOUT THERE TO YOU KNOW WHEREPEOPLE ARE GOING OUT TOFRIENDS AND FAMILY ON SOCIALMEDIA AGAINST FLYING TO ENTICEPEOPLE TO GIVE THEM THATSOCIAL SECURITY ONE OF THETHINGS BE AWARE OF IRS DOESNOT CONTACT PEOPLE E-MAIL TEXTMESSAGES AND SOCIAL MEDIA IFYOU GET ANY OF THAT FRONT OFCONTACT.

IT'S A SCAM.

THEY'REALSO NOT GOING TO ASK YOU KNOWLIKE SOME B A A GIFT CARD WIRETRANSFERS OR ANYTHING LIKETHAT THE IRS CONTACTS, PEOPLEDIRECTLY VIA US MAIL AND THENYOU HAVE TO FOLLOW UP YOU HAVETO CONTACT SEE WHAT THE ISSUEIS SO ANY OUTREACH FROMSOMEBODY CLAIMING TO BE THEIRS OR TELLING YOU THATTHEY'RE GOING TO CALL THEAUTHORITIES IF YOU DON'T SENDAWARE THAT.THAT IS VERY TERRIFYINGTHAT THEY'RE OUT THERE TRYINGTO GET YOU AND THERE ARE WAYSTHAT YOU CAN PROTECT YOURSELFWHAT SHOULD WE DO IT WITHTHERE'S SOMETHING IF WE THINKTHAT ALL RIGHT ANDY HAS BEENTAKEN FROM US.I THINK THE FIRST THING ISCONTACT THE IRS AS AS POSSIBLERIGHT AND THEN STAY IN CONTACTWITH THEM UNTIL THE ISSUE ISWE IS ALL YOU CAN ALSO WANT TOFILE IDENTITY THEFT CLAIM WITHTHE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.I WOULD RECOMMEND FILINGAS WELL YOU ALSO WANT TO REACHOUT TO THE 3 CREDIT BUREAUS TOTHEIR FRAUD DEPARTMENT, LETTHEM KNOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN AVICTIM OF FRAUD THAT OCCURS.JEFF PAINTER, THANK YOU SOOUT TO HIM ON HIS WEBSITE.JEFF PAINTER DOT COM.

WEAPPRECIATE IT ALWAYS FOR ALLTHE HELP TRYING TO NAVIGATETHROUGH THIS UPCOMING TAXSEASON HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.