IRS video explains W-2 scams

September 24, 2018

This new IRS YouTube video explains how identity thieves are using email to impersonate company executives to steal employee W-2 forms.

The IRS hopes to alert all employers about the W-2 email scam. The emails appear to come from someone in authority and ask for employee W-2 forms. Once the criminals receive the forms, they file fake tax returns. These scams are a threat to tax data and to your employees.

 

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