(WXIN/WTTV) – The Federal Trade Commission reports a spike in phone calls from scammers claiming to be from the IRS and telling potential victims they owe back taxes.
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According to the FTC, the scam callers claim to be from the “Tax Resolution Oversight Department” and will try to connect you with a “tax resolution officer.”
“They play on your fears,” the FTC reports. “They threaten to take your driver’s license or sue, arrest or deport you.”…