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    IRS Scams: How to Spot Them and Report Them

    by Barbara Shapiro, EDM2, MSF, CFP, CFS, CMC, CDFA, CeFT, President, HMS Financial Group Apr 18, 2018 3 minutes

    Every year I seem to get multiple calls from scam artists pretending to be the IRS. Luckily for me, I know they are scams, and I hang up with no harm except for my day being interrupted.

    However, it really upsets me to think that many vulnerable elderly people are falling for such scams, especially widows, because they may be a little less technically or financially sophisticated. When they are told they owe money, they feel intimidated and send a check.

    With every tax season, it seems that scams

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