How to Spot an IRS Impersonation Scheme

-   The IRS does not send taxpayers unsolicited e-mails about their tax accounts, tax situations, or personal tax issues. If you receive such an e-mail, most likely it's a scam.


IRS impersonation schemes flourish during filing season. These schemes may take place via phone, fax, Internet sites, social networking sites, and particularly e-mail.

Many impersonations are identity theft scams that try to trick victims into revealing personal and financial information that can be used to access their financial accounts. Some e-mail scams contain attachments or links that, when clicked, download malicious code (a virus) that infects your computer or directs you to a bogus form or site posing as an IRS form or Web site.

Some impersonations may be commercial Internet sites that consumers unknowingly visit, thinking they're accessing the genuine IRS Web site, IRS.gov. However, such sites have no connection to the IRS.

If you want to know whether a site is legitimate or if you think you have been the victim of identity theft or fraud, please contact us. We definitely don't want you to get scammed.  We are your financial partners, and we are always here to help. Give us a call today.

Security Tax Services LLC

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Everett, WA 98201                             Federal Way, WA 98003

425.339.2400                                     253.237.0751

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