Every year, we warn the University community about tax phishing scams and tax-related identity theft scams. There are a number of ways scammers try to steal personal information in order to create false identities or claim tax refunds illegally. Let’s break them...
We warned you: tax scam season has begun. We’ve received our first report of a tax scam affecting a member of the UD community. A UD graduate student reported a suspicious phone call from a scammer posing as an FBI agent. The scammer informed the student that...
This spring, several companies’ employees were hooked by spear phishing that simulated email from their bosses. The email asked for a copy of the company’s W2 data (employees’ names, SSNs, and other confidential data). The
The IRS is warning students not to fall for a new vishing scam. Bogus IRS impersonators have been calling students and telling them they owe a nonexistent “Federal Student Tax.” The scammers reportedly demand that the student wires them money right away,...
It’s tax season once again, and that means scammers are busy trying to file fraudulent tax returns in your name. We’ve received a report of a vish (the telephonic equivalent of a phishing email) claiming to come from the IRS. The robo-call claims to be...
