Friday, August 21, 2015

IRS Hack Attack

This week the IRS admitted the computer hacker attack was more widespread than initially reported.

Time to panic? Not really. The percentage of taxpayers hacked is still very small.

However....

Hacking and identity theft are still a big problem, and identity thieves often use data to file bogus tax returns for refunds.

Best advice? Watch your mail. If you receive anything from a creditor or a government agency that looks strange follow up immediately (to an address or phone number you know you can trust). And see our next letter on telephone scamming.

protectingseniorcitizens@gmail.com

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