IRS officer Jim Brown had Jessica Dillard in tears. Brown had called to collect $3,700 in taxes that he said she owed. Brown identified himself, volunteering his badge number at the Internal ...

Scammers use fake names and IRS badge numbers. They generally use common names and surnames to identify themselves.

IRS auditors are trained to spot common types of deception and attempts to defraud Uncle Sam. IRS auditor look for these acts, called “badges of fraud”, during an audit of a taxpayer’s ...

Running your fingers over what retired IRS special agent Raymond Sherrard says is one of the most coveted police badges ever made is to step back in history. But it’s not the history you&rsqu… ...

Members of Congress have recently introduced bills meant to take down the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). One bill would remove IRS Commissioner John Koskinen from office: the other would remove ...

The Internal Revenue Service watchdog on Thursday warned taxpayers of a sophisticated nationwide phone scheme that has become “the largest scam of its kind that we have ever seen.” The plot ...

Mercer County Ex-IRS lawyer flashed old ID badge in traffic stops, prosecutors allege Published: Jan. 25, 2018, 11:15 a.m.

Police also warned that scammers use fake names and IRS badge numbers and may know the last four digits of someone's Social Security number.

They use common names and fake IRS badge numbers. They send bogus IRS e-mails to support their scam.

The IRS on Thursday said the operation was sophisticated. The scammers are able to provide would-be victims the last four digits of their Social Security numbers and have the ability to spoof the ...

Oregonians were taken for at least $500,000 in 2016 after falling for increasingly sophisticated IRS scams. The fraudsters pretend to be IRS agents and demand people hand over money immediately or … ...