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Dear
fellow
South
Carolinians,
As
IRS
scam
calls
continue
to
harm
many
Americans
across
the
country,
I
want
to
ask
that
you
all
stay
on
high
alert
and
protect
your
personal
information.
This
is
an
awful
threat
to
seniors
and
has
affected
many
for
some
time
now.
My
colleagues
and
I
have
been
working
to
find
solutions
and
ensure
that
seniors
in
our
states
are
aware
that
this
still
remains
an
issue.
During
these
scam
calls,
the
IRS
impersonators
typically
target
seniors
with
the
goal
to
take
money
from
them.
They
request
an
immediate
payment
of
“back
taxes”
and,
in
some
cases,
threaten
to
retaliate
if
they
decline
to
make
a
payment.
Please
be
aware
of
this,
and
if
you
think
you
are
being
targeted
or
threatened,
hang
up!
Victims
are
also
encouraged
to
file
complaints
with
the
FTC
(1-877-382-4357),
TIGTA,
or
to
the
Senate
Aging
Committee’s
Fraud
Hotline
(1-855-303-9470).
Here
are
some
helpful
tips
provided
by
the
IRS:
The
IRS
will
never:
- Call
a
taxpayer
to
demand
immediate
payment,
nor
will
the
agency
call
about
taxes
owed
without
first
having
mailed
a
bill
to
the
taxpayer.
- Demand
that
a
taxpayer
pay
taxes
without
giving
him
or
her
the
opportunity
to
question
or
appeal
the
amount
claimed
to
be
owed.
- Ask
for
a
credit
or
debit
card
number
over
the
phone.
- Threaten
to
send
local
police
or
other
law
enforcement
to
have
a
taxpayer
arrested.
- Require
a
taxpayer
to
use
a
specific
payment
method
for
taxes,
such
as
a
prepaid
debit
card.
In
addition
to
this
list
of
tips,
you
can
also
check
out
TIGTA’s
video
here
for
more
things
to
look
out
for
when
you
receive
a
call
from
scammers.
Friends,
pay
attention
to
unusual
requests
–
particularly
during
tax
filing
season
-
and
report
these
calls
to
one
of
the
agencies
mentioned
above.
God
bless,
Tim
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