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Exact Tax Service does not disclose the personal information of its client without their consent to any outside party, except as required by law or as specifically requested by the client, e.g. in a mortgage letter to a broker looking for income verification. Exact Tax Service retains personal information for its clients after which it is destroyed unless otherwise instructed by the client, in which case it is disposed of as per the client’s instructions.
Important Notice - IRS warns consumers about a new tax scam that uses a website that mimics the IRS e-Services online registration page. 11-07-2012 12:52 PMThe actual IRS e-Services page offers web-based products for tax preparers, not the general public. The phony IRS web page looks almost identical to the real one. Please note that the IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers by email to request personal or financial information. This includes any type of electronic communication, such as text messages and social media channels. 

The IRS warns consumers about a new tax scam that uses a website that mimics the IRS e-Services online registration page

Description

The following informational alert is listed on the IRS website under What's Hot and the Problem Alerts section http://www.irs.gov/uac/Problem-Alerts
 
Consumer Alerts
‪Please note that the IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers by email to request personal or financial information. This includes any type of electronic communication, such as text messages and social media channels.
  • ‪If you get an unsolicited email that appears to be from the IRS, please report it by sending it to phishing@irs.gov. ‪
  • If you find a suspicious website that claims to be the IRS, please send the site’s URL by email to phishing@irs.gov, using the subject line: suspicious website.
 
October 2012
Don't Fall for Phony IRS Websites
 
The IRS warns consumers about a new tax scam that uses a website that mimics the IRS e-Services online registration page.
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The actual IRS e-Services page offers web-based products for tax preparers, not the general public. The phony web page looks almost identical to the real one.
 
The IRS gets many reports of fake websites like this. Criminals use these sites to lure people into providing personal and financial information that may be used to steal the victim’s money or identity.
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Additional Information
  • The address of the official IRS website is www.irs.gov. Don’t be misled by sites claiming to be the IRS but ending in .com, .net, .org or other designations instead of .gov.
  • The IRS website has information that can help you protect yourself from tax scams of all kinds. Search the site using the term: phishing.
Doc ID:  INF21854
Updated:  11/6/2012
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