On June 2012 the IRS issued a consumer alerts targeting the Department of Defense Military Members. Crooks will stop at nothing even targeting military families.
The Military Alert
Military taxpayers should be on the lookout for a new, email-based phishing scam now circulating that targets Department of Defense military members, retirees and civilian employees.
A Email Target
The particular email appears to come from Defense Finance and Accounting Services and displays a .mil email address.
The email states that those receiving disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) may be able to obtain additional funds from the IRS.
The scams always promise various amounts of money.
The Email recipients are then asked to send various VA and IRS documents containing their personal and financial information, such as copies of VA award letters or their income tax returns, to an address in Florida. Florida is one of the major homes for tax fraud and lead the nation in tax ID theft.
The information the thieves receive on these documents is then used by the fraudsters to commit identity theft.
Identity thieves use someone’s personal data to empty the victim’s financial accounts, run up charges on the victim’s existing credit cards or apply for new loans, credit cards, services or benefits in the victim’s name.
If this has happened to you, you can also bet they will file a tax return for you next year so file on opening day or call Fresh Start Tax LLC.for IRS representation help.
