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  2. Straight Talk: Protect yourself from IRS tax scams - AOL

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    The Internal Revenue Service does not email, text or use social media to request personal or financial information.This includes requests for PIN numbers, passwords or similar access information ...

  3. How To Prevent Tax Fraud With an IRS Identity Protection PIN

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    When someone steals your Social Security number or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, it can be used to file a fraudulent tax return. However, an Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) from the ...

  4. IRS impersonation scam - Wikipedia

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    An IRS impersonation scam is a class of telecommunications fraud and scam which targets American taxpayers by masquerading as Internal Revenue Service (IRS) collection officers. [1] The scammers operate by placing disturbing official-sounding calls to unsuspecting citizens, threatening them with arrest and frozen assets if thousands of dollars ...

  5. Scam Alert: IRS Warns of Scammers Asking for Gift Cards for ...

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    If the unsuspecting taxpayer purchases the cards and calls the scammer back, they will be asked to share the gift card number and PIN so the scammer can use the card for online purchases.

  6. Taxpayers lost $4.2 million to IRS imposters last year. Here ...

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    The IRS issues an annual list, the “Dirty Dozen,” of scams that put taxpayers, businesses and tax professionals at risk for losing money, personal information and data.

  7. Personal identification number - Wikipedia

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    A personal identification number (PIN), PIN code, or sometimes redundantly a PIN number, is a numeric (sometimes alpha-numeric) passcode used in the process of authenticating a user accessing a system. The PIN has been the key to facilitating the private data exchange between different data-processing centers in computer networks for financial ...

  8. Identity theft - Wikipedia

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    The 14039 Form to the IRS is a form that will help one fight against a theft like tax theft. This form will put the IRS on alert and someone who believed they have been a victim of tax-related theft will be given an Identity Protection Personal Identification Number (IP PIN), which is a 6 digit code used in replacing an SSN for filing tax returns.

  9. How To Spot IRS Scams - AOL

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    To avoid tax fraud, keep an eye out for these common tax scams. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail. Sign in ...