Phone call scams

There is a report of a call showing up on caller ID as 415-322-1145. The caller pretends to be from IRS demanding payment of taxes owed. See http://www.whycall.me/415-322-1145.html for more information on this phone number.

You can expect to get scam emails and phone calls related to anything that is making headlines such as: taxes, healthcare, Target security breach, etc.

See the following links for details:

IRS Warns of Pervasive Telephone Scam

Target of phony IRS tax scam warns others to watch out

Bogus IRS email promises $15,000 in tax refund

5 telltale signs you received a fake Target email

Scammers prey on victims of Target credit breach

5 Obamacare Scams And How To Avoid Them

FTC Scam Alerts

 

See the following links for information on Nomorobo:

NBC4 Liz Crenshaw and Katie Roberts report on Nomorerobo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgQVZeIrbB0

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101314254

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/01/12/cnbc-robocalls/4393949/

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