S Irs 2021-2024 Form

Instructions and help about information revenue

ASSOCIATION, CHALLENGING THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF ITS CONTRACT >> Steve: THE IRS WARNING TAXPAYERS ABOUT A TWIST TO A NEW SCAM. IT'S A SCHEME GROWING FROM HUNDREDS OF POTENTIAL VICTIMS TO THOUSANDS IN JUST A MATTER OF DAYS. THIS ONE INVOLVES BOGUS TAX REFUNDS BEING DEPOSITED INTO REAL TAXPAYER BANK ACCOUNTS. CONSUMER REPORTER MARILYN MORITZ ON HOW IT WORKS AND WHAT YOU SHOULD DO IF YOU'RE TARGETED >> Reporter: SCAM ALERT, THE IRS WARNS WATCH OUT FOR ERRONEOUS REFUNDS LANDING IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. >> THESE ARE GOING TO BE RELATIVELY HEALTHY AMOUNTS, AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. >> Reporter: DIRTY DOLLARS. MICHAEL DIVINE WITH THE IRS SAYS CROOKS ARE STEALING CLIENT DATA FROM TAX PROFESSIONALS AND THEN USING THAT DATA THEY FILE FRAUDULENT TAX RETURNS. >> NORMALLY, WHAT THEY WOULD DO IS THEY'D HAVE THEIR REFUND GO BACK TO ONE OF THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS. BUT THIS NEW TWIST IS THEY'RE ACTUALLY USING THE TAXPAYERS' BANK ACCOUNT. >> Reporter: NEXT COMES THE PHONE CALL. IN ONE VERSION, THE SCAMMER POS