{"id":2438,"date":"2021-11-29T15:56:43","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T20:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thewealthguardians.com\/staging\/3023\/?p=2438"},"modified":"2021-11-29T16:22:49","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T21:22:49","slug":"beware-scams-at-tax-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thewealthguardians.com\/staging\/3023\/beware-scams-at-tax-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Beware Scams at Tax Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\"\"Identity theft runs rampant during tax season.<\/em>\n

Here\u2019s what to know and how to protect yourself.<\/p>\n

Identity thieves often swipe your bank or credit card account numbers, birth date information or Social Security Number (SSN) to steal from your accounts, open a new and phony account or make illegal purchases. Some 15.4 million consumers were victims of identity theft or fraud last year, according to a new report from Javelin Strategy & Research.<\/p>\n

All sorts of nefarious schemers can come after you via the phone or email. Your tax return offers a trove of your personal information, and this time of year scammers also prey on your apprehension about paying taxes.<\/p>\n

The Internal Revenue Service recently published its latest list of scam warnings, freely admitting, \u201cIt\u2019s true: Tax scams proliferate during the income tax filing season.<\/p>\n

Among IRS tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n