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Monday, January 28, 2008

New scam in Georgia

The Internal Revenue Service says there’s a new scam in Georgia involving a fake tax refund. The Atlanta Business Chronicle reports the IRS says victims pay a fee to have someone file for a Social Security tax refund on their behalf. But the IRS says a Social Security tax refund is rare. The scammer pockets the fee and the victim never gets their promised refund. The IRS says taxpayers who did receive a refund must return it because it was a false claim.

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