{"id":2171,"date":"2017-10-23T05:00:55","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T05:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.blockadvisors.com\/?p=2171"},"modified":"2017-10-23T05:00:55","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T05:00:55","slug":"is-the-irs-really-calling-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blockadvisors.com\/resource-center\/tax-services\/is-the-irs-really-calling-you\/","title":{"rendered":"The IRS Phone Scam: Does the IRS Call You?"},"content":{"rendered":"

With impersonations at a record high, you may have already encountered a tax scam from an impersonator via phone, text, or other means. Each day, scammers use more and more advanced tactics to trick taxpayers into giving away personal information and money.<\/p>\n

In fact, IRS phone scams is on the IRS\u2019 Dirty Dozen list of the most common scams. As of February, 2017, over 10,000 victims have paid in excess of $54 Million to the scammers. That\u2019s an average of $5,400 per individual.<\/p>\n

Luckily, the IRS follows the following protocols and modes of communication \u2013 which allows taxpayers to better identify an IRS representative from a fraudster.<\/p>\n

Fact 1: The IRS Never Initiates Contact Via Phone<\/h2>\n

The IRS initiates<\/strong> most contacts through regular mail delivered by the United States Postal Service.<\/p>\n

Fact 2: The IRS Will Not Ask Certain Things Over the Phone<\/h2>\n

The IRS behaves in predicted ways. In fact, they will never call and…<\/p>\n