IRS Sounds Alarm on Virus-Related Phishing Scams

IRS Sounds Alarm on Virus-Related Phishing Scams
The Internal Revenue Service Headquarters Building in Washington on March 8, 2018. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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Tax authorities are warning Americans that cybercriminals are likely to exploit the COVID-19 crisis to target them with new types of hacks and scams.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said in a statement on Thursday that its Criminal Investigation Division discovered “a wave of new and evolving phishing schemes against taxpayers” that could lead to identity theft and tax-related fraud.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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