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Post by chimom on Sept 2, 2015 17:02:07 GMT
It looks legit, but how do you tell? It says that someone has looked at our tax transcripts. It wasn't us. They are offering a special code for us to use from now on and a year of credit monitoring. Has anyone received a letter like this before?
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lindas
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Post by lindas on Sept 2, 2015 17:04:39 GMT
Sounds like a scam to me. If you really want to know if it's legit just call the IRS.
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Post by luckyexwife on Sept 2, 2015 17:06:16 GMT
Take out phrases from the letter and Google the exact wording. If there is a scam letter going around, you might find it that way.
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Post by Sparty on Sept 2, 2015 17:07:23 GMT
Recall that there was a breach of the IRS system reported recently in the news, where hackers accessed data from 300,000+ tax returns. So it could be legit. I wouldn't dismiss it out of hand and would instead contact the IRS to check.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2015 17:11:09 GMT
special code to use where? On a credit monitoring site? Or do you use EFTPS.gov to make personal tax payments? I do know when BCBS had the data stolen that we got a similar letter that gave a certain amount of time for credit monitoring.
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Post by chimom on Sept 2, 2015 17:21:02 GMT
The code is to be used to access any further viewing of our tax forms. I do remember hearing of a security breech....calling them today to find out. So aggravating....
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Post by Montannie on Sept 2, 2015 17:30:01 GMT
There was a hack of the the tax transcripts sights. I'd say this was likely to be legit; credit monitoring is a standard response in hacks like this. Call your local IRS office to check.
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Post by oliquig on Sept 2, 2015 18:02:34 GMT
Google the contact number, see what comes up.
Also unless the website is a .gov address, it's a fake.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Sept 2, 2015 18:02:37 GMT
Call the IRS from a number found online (as opposed to one that is given on the letter) and ask to confirm that the letter is legit.
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Post by marimoose on Sept 2, 2015 19:00:21 GMT
The code is to be used to access any further viewing of our tax forms. I do remember hearing of a security breech....calling them today to find out. So aggravating.... True but better safe than sorry. |
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Post by anniefb on Sept 2, 2015 19:02:24 GMT
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Post by chimom on Sept 3, 2015 13:44:45 GMT
Update~ Took all the steps I could at this point. It was legit, for sure. Be careful out there everyone.
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