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"The Internal Revenue Service Living Adjustments" Scam

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The Internal Revenue Service Living Adjustments Scam

Online users who have received the fake IRS email are asked not to follow the instructions in it. The telephone number 1-800-092-9714, which the recipients are asked to contact, is not an IRS phone number. Below is a list of legitimate IRS telephone numbers that should only be used to contact the IRS. The number have been taken from the the IRS's website at www.irs.com.

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"The Internal Revenue Service Living Adjustments" Scam

Record of Account Transcript from December 11, 2018

Internal Revenue Service Online <wellsd0537@cox.net>

Tue 12/11/2018, 9:27 AM

IR-2018-167, December 11, 2018 - The Internal Revenue Service today announced cost of living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement-related items for tax year 2019.

Your Record of Account Transcript is available at the link below.

Internal Revenue Service

Taxpayer Advocate Service

Phone 1-800-092-9714

Here is a list of IRS hotlines if you are looking for telephone assistance:

  • Tax Help Line for Individuals: 800-829-1040
  • Tax Help Line for Businesses: 800-829-4933
  • Order Tax Forms and Publications: 800-829-3676
  • Information Return Reporting: 866-455-7438
  • Employer Identification Numbers (EINs): 800-829-4933
  • Help Line for Tax Exempt and Government Entities (TEGE): 877-829-5500
  • Help Line for Forms 706 and 709: 866-699-4083
  • Help Line for Excise Tax and Form 2290: 866-699-4096
  • Help Line for FBAR and Title 31: 866-270-0733
  • Special Hotline for U.S. Military (Disaster or Combat Zone): 866-562-5227
  • Telephone Assistance for Overseas Taxpayers: 267-941-1000 (not toll-free)
  • Telephone Assistance for the Deaf (TDD): 800-829-4059
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Here is another scam: - Forwarded Message - From: Internal Revenue Service Online Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2018, 9:28:34 AM EST Subject: Record of Account Transcript from December 11, 2018 IR-2018-167, December 11, 2018 - The Internal Revenue Service today announced cost of living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement-related items for tax year 2019. Your Record of Account Transcript is available at the link below. Internal Revenue Service Taxpayer Advocate Service Phone 1-800-092-9714

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