by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 20, 2023 | Scam of the day
Income tax identity theft, by which identity thieves file phony income tax returns with counterfeit W-2s using the Social Security number and name of their victim is still a major problem for the IRS and taxpayers costing us all billions of dollars each year....
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 9, 2023 | Scam of the day
We are all getting so familiar with scams being communicated by way of phone calls, text messages and emails that it was a little bit surprising to learn of a new scam about which the IRS recently issued a warning that involves an old- fashioned snail mail letter that...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 10, 2023 | Scam of the day
Income tax identity theft, by which identity thieves file phony income tax returns with counterfeit W-2s using the Social Security number and name of their victim is still a major problem for the IRS and taxpayers costing us all billions of dollars each year....
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 6, 2022 | Scam of the day
Last week the federal court for the Southern District of Florida issued an order permanently barring Gerald Vito, James Eleby and Gerald Vito LLC d/b/a Income Tax Services from preparing income tax returns. According to the Justice Department who brought the civil...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 7, 2021 | Scam of the day
Even before the Coronavirus pandemic, unemployment benefit scams were already a major problem costing the states and federal government billions of dollars each year. Part of the problem is that the federal government requires the states to pay claims within a few...