Phishing

The Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division issued a warning Thursday about a new wave of COVID-19 scams tied to the latest round of stimulus payments, especially targeting taxpayers in the District of Columbia.

The IRS is working with tax professionals to warn the public about coronavirus scams.

The latest scheme claims to need a taxpayer’s bank account information to direct deposit a stimulus payment.

The COVID-19 pandemic has infected the service’s annual list of top tax scams.

The Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers and tax professionals once again to beware of tax fraud and other related financial scams related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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As hackers and fraudsters take advantage of the chaos of the pandemic, cyberattacks are skyrocketing, according to SC&H Group director Jeff Bathurst -- making cybersecurity all the more important for accounting firms.

The Internal Revenue Service issued a warning urging taxpayers to beware of scammers calling and emailing them about the stimulus payments they are expecting as a result of last week’s CARES Act.

The IRS cautioned tax professionals about a new version of a phishing email scam targeting them.

Anything that heightens fear and anxiety is a boon to online scammers, which is what makes the current coronavirus pandemic prime time for cybercriminals to try and trick people into giving their money away to the wrong people.