Keeping your PC, laptop, tablet
or smartphone secure is just as important during tax season as it is throughout
the rest of the year. Scammers and fraudsters will try to steel your money and
your ID online by:
·
Filing a fraudulent tax return in your name. If
they file it first, then the IRS will reject your filing because it only
accepts one tax return per Social Security Number.
· Phishing and malware. Cybercriminals will try to
get you to click on a link or on an attachment to install malware that collects
your personal information.
· IRS scam. Scammers will call or email you posing
as IRS agents to get you to pay them for a fake tax bill.
· Tax preparer fraud. Most tax preparers are
honest and has an IRS Preparer Identification Number. There are those who are
unscrupulous. Be sure that the preparer that you use has an IRS Preparer
Identification Number.
For more information about how
you can protect yourself from cybercrime, go to this link:
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