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Scammers make unsolicited calls. Thieves call taxpayers claiming to be IRS officials. They demand that the victim pay a bogus tax bill. They con the victim into sending cash, usually through a prepaid debit card or wire transfer. They may also leave “urgent” callback requests through phone “robo-calls,” or via phishing email. Thousands of people have lost millions of dollars and their personal information to tax scams. Scammers use the regular mail, telephone, or email to set up individuals, businesses, payroll and tax professionals.
Some thieves have used video relay services (VRS) to try to scam deaf and hard of hearing individuals. Taxpayers are urged not trust calls just because they are made through VRS, as interpreters don’t screen calls for validity. For details see the IRS video: Tax Scams via Video Relay Service.
Limited English Proficiency victims are often approached in their native language, threatened with deportation, police arrest and license revocation, among other things. IRS urges all taxpayers caution before paying unexpected tax bills. Please see: IRS Alerts Taxpayers with Limited English Proficiency of Ongoing Phone Scams.
NOTE: The IRS doesn't:
Some thieves have used video relay services (VRS) to try to scam deaf and hard of hearing individuals. Taxpayers are urged not trust calls just because they are made through VRS, as interpreters don’t screen calls for validity. For details see the IRS video: Tax Scams via Video Relay Service.
Limited English Proficiency victims are often approached in their native language, threatened with deportation, police arrest and license revocation, among other things. IRS urges all taxpayers caution before paying unexpected tax bills. Please see: IRS Alerts Taxpayers with Limited English Proficiency of Ongoing Phone Scams.
NOTE: The IRS doesn't:
- Call to demand immediate payment using a specific payment method such as a prepaid debit card, gift card or wire transfer. Generally, the IRS will first mail you a bill if you owe any taxes.
- Threaten to bring in local police or other law-enforcement groups to have you arrested for not paying.
- Demand payment without giving you the opportunity to question or appeal the amount they say you owe.
- Ask for credit or debit card numbers over the phone.
NOTE: The IRS doesn't initiate contact with taxpayers by email, text messages or social media channels to request personal or financial information.
HP FRAUD ALERT: PROTECTING YOURSELF FROM SCAMS
This alert applies for all HP products.
This alert applies for all HP products.
Email scam alert
The email below is a scam
DELETE THESE TYPE OF EMAILS (this email was RECEIVED BY A PC CLUB MEMBER)
Assistant Inspection Director
John F. Kennedy International Airport
Queens New York, 11430United States
Hello Good Friend,
I have very vital information to give to you, but first I must have your trust before I review it to you because it may cost me my job, so I need somebody that I can trust for me to be able to review the secret to you. I am Sir Charles J. Colocino, head of luggage/baggage storage facilities here at the John F. Kennedy International Airport Queens New York during my search for undelivered parcels I discovered an abandoned shipment from a Diplomat from Africa and when scanned it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in a metal trunk box. The consignment was abandoned because the Contents of the consignment was not properly declared by the consignee as “MONEY” rather it was declared as personal effect to avoid interrogation and also the inability of the diplomat to pay for the United States Non Inspection Charges which is $3,800USD. On my assumption the consignment is still left in our Storage House here at the John F. Kennedy International Airport Queens New York till date. The details of the consignment including your name, your email address and the official documents from the United Nations office in Geneva are tagged on the Trunk box.
However, to enable me confirm if you are the actual recipient of this consignment as the assistant director of the Inspection Unit, I will advise you provide your full information as Below:
FULL NAME:
ADDRESS:
PHONE NUMBER:
OCCUPATION:
COUNTRY:
NEAREST AIRPORT:
To enable me cross check if it corresponds with the address on the official documents including the name of nearest Airport around your city. Please note that this consignment is supposed to have been returned to the United States Treasury Department as unclaimed delivery due to the delays in concluding the clearance processes so as a result of this, I will not be able to receive your details on my official email account. So in order words to enable me cross check your details, I will advise you send the required details to my private email address for quick processing and response. Once I confirm you as the actual recipient of the trunk box, I can get everything concluded within 48hours upon your acceptance and proceed to your address for delivery.
Lastly, be informed that the reason I have taken it upon myself to contact you personally about this abandoned consignment is because I want us to transact this business and share the money 70% for you and 30% for me since the consignment has not yet been returned to the United States Treasury Department after being abandoned by the diplomat so immediately the confirmation is made, I will go ahead and pay for the United States Non Inspection Fee of $3,800 dollars and arrange for the box to be delivered to your doorstep Or I can bring it by myself to avoid any more trouble but you have to assure me of my 30% share.
I wait to hear from you urgently if you are still alive and I will appreciate if we can keep this deal confidential.
Thank you.
Sir Charles J. Colocino.
Assistant Inspection Director
John F. Kennedy International Airport
Queens New York, 11430
United States
John F. Kennedy International Airport
Queens New York, 11430United States
Hello Good Friend,
I have very vital information to give to you, but first I must have your trust before I review it to you because it may cost me my job, so I need somebody that I can trust for me to be able to review the secret to you. I am Sir Charles J. Colocino, head of luggage/baggage storage facilities here at the John F. Kennedy International Airport Queens New York during my search for undelivered parcels I discovered an abandoned shipment from a Diplomat from Africa and when scanned it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in a metal trunk box. The consignment was abandoned because the Contents of the consignment was not properly declared by the consignee as “MONEY” rather it was declared as personal effect to avoid interrogation and also the inability of the diplomat to pay for the United States Non Inspection Charges which is $3,800USD. On my assumption the consignment is still left in our Storage House here at the John F. Kennedy International Airport Queens New York till date. The details of the consignment including your name, your email address and the official documents from the United Nations office in Geneva are tagged on the Trunk box.
However, to enable me confirm if you are the actual recipient of this consignment as the assistant director of the Inspection Unit, I will advise you provide your full information as Below:
FULL NAME:
ADDRESS:
PHONE NUMBER:
OCCUPATION:
COUNTRY:
NEAREST AIRPORT:
To enable me cross check if it corresponds with the address on the official documents including the name of nearest Airport around your city. Please note that this consignment is supposed to have been returned to the United States Treasury Department as unclaimed delivery due to the delays in concluding the clearance processes so as a result of this, I will not be able to receive your details on my official email account. So in order words to enable me cross check your details, I will advise you send the required details to my private email address for quick processing and response. Once I confirm you as the actual recipient of the trunk box, I can get everything concluded within 48hours upon your acceptance and proceed to your address for delivery.
Lastly, be informed that the reason I have taken it upon myself to contact you personally about this abandoned consignment is because I want us to transact this business and share the money 70% for you and 30% for me since the consignment has not yet been returned to the United States Treasury Department after being abandoned by the diplomat so immediately the confirmation is made, I will go ahead and pay for the United States Non Inspection Fee of $3,800 dollars and arrange for the box to be delivered to your doorstep Or I can bring it by myself to avoid any more trouble but you have to assure me of my 30% share.
I wait to hear from you urgently if you are still alive and I will appreciate if we can keep this deal confidential.
Thank you.
Sir Charles J. Colocino.
Assistant Inspection Director
John F. Kennedy International Airport
Queens New York, 11430
United States
May 3, 2017 SCAM ALERT from the PC Club Board
A widespread phishing scheme is targeting people across the web.
The sophisticated attack looks like it is coming from a trusted source asking you to open a Google Document. If you click, it takes you to a page to open the "Google Docs" app with your Google (GOOG) account. This grants access to your email account and contacts.
Eva Galperin, director of cybersecurity at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, says anyone who clicked on the link should check their Google App permissions and remove the one called "Google Docs." You can do that by clicking this link. https://myaccount.google.com/permissions.
A widespread phishing scheme is targeting people across the web.
The sophisticated attack looks like it is coming from a trusted source asking you to open a Google Document. If you click, it takes you to a page to open the "Google Docs" app with your Google (GOOG) account. This grants access to your email account and contacts.
Eva Galperin, director of cybersecurity at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, says anyone who clicked on the link should check their Google App permissions and remove the one called "Google Docs." You can do that by clicking this link. https://myaccount.google.com/permissions.
WATCH OUT FOR:
"HTTPS://ACCOUNTS.GOOGLE.COM" URL
THAT IS PRECEDED BY THE PREFIX: "DATA:TEXT/HTML."
Example of SCAM EMAIL:
http://data:text/html.https://accounts.google.com
You think you are getting an email with an ATTACHMENT from one of your contacts -
the text includes the "https://accounts.google.com," a URL that seems legitimate but it is not.
The text in the address bar is what's known as a "data URI," not a URL.
A data URI embeds a file, whereas a URL identifies a page's location on the web.
If you were were to zoom out on the address bar, you would find a long string of characters,
a script that serves up a file designed to look like a Gmail login page.
This is the trap to get your email contacts.
"HTTPS://ACCOUNTS.GOOGLE.COM" URL
THAT IS PRECEDED BY THE PREFIX: "DATA:TEXT/HTML."
Example of SCAM EMAIL:
http://data:text/html.https://accounts.google.com
You think you are getting an email with an ATTACHMENT from one of your contacts -
the text includes the "https://accounts.google.com," a URL that seems legitimate but it is not.
The text in the address bar is what's known as a "data URI," not a URL.
A data URI embeds a file, whereas a URL identifies a page's location on the web.
If you were were to zoom out on the address bar, you would find a long string of characters,
a script that serves up a file designed to look like a Gmail login page.
This is the trap to get your email contacts.
Beware of answering a simple "YES" to a question on a phone call
from someone you do not know.
Scammers are recording the YES answer and
using the recording to validate charging purchases to your credit card.
Use Caller ID to screen calls and consider not even answering unfamiliar numbers.
If it’s important, they will leave a message and you can call back.
Consider hanging up or answering "Who is Calling?" to questions such as:
from someone you do not know.
Scammers are recording the YES answer and
using the recording to validate charging purchases to your credit card.
Use Caller ID to screen calls and consider not even answering unfamiliar numbers.
If it’s important, they will leave a message and you can call back.
Consider hanging up or answering "Who is Calling?" to questions such as:
- Can you hear me?
- Is this "your name"?
- Or other questions that can be answered with a simple "Yes"
