Tuesday 6 March 2012

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Tax scam promises churchgoers 'free money'
CNNMoney
Even if a taxpayer hires a preparer to submit a return and has no idea they are part of a scam, they are still legally responsible for the information in their return and will therefore be required to repay any money they receive fraudulently, ...
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Losses mount from scams targeting older Americans
Albany Times Union
Elder financial abuse encompasses a wide range of tactics, some perpetrated by relatives or trusted advisers, some by strangers via telemarketing and Internet-based scams. A federal study found that 5 percent of Americans 60 and older had been the ...
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Tax Scams Target Seniors, Small Biz With Refund Promises
Tire Review
The Internal Revenue Service has issued a warning to senior citizens, small businesses and other taxpayers of a new scam tempting them to file tax returns claiming fraudulent refunds. According to the IRS, "Under the scheme, promoters claim they can ...
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IRS warns of scam tempting elderly to claim fraudulent tax refunds
TCPalm
The IRS "is trying to get the word out," about the scam, said the IRS' Mike Dobzinski who is based in Plantation. He did not know if any South Florida elderly had been targeted. The scheme involves people promising refunds to people who made little or ...
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IRS warns of scam on fake tax refunds
Sacramento Bee
For more on tax scams, see the "Dirty Dozen" list at www.irs.gov. Reader comments on Sacbee.com are the opinions of the writer, not The Sacramento Bee. If you see an objectionable comment, click the "Report Abuse" link below it.
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Madoff scam will cost Mets up to $83M
Poughkeepsie Journal
AP NEW YORK — The Mets' owners must pay up to $83 million to the trustee recovering money for Bernard Madoff investors, a judge said Monday, though he expressed doubt that the trustee will succeed in proving at a trial this month that he's entitled to ...
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Adarsh scam: CBI arrests own lawyer, former MLC
Hindu Business Line
PTI Claiming to have foiled a conspiracy to bribe public servants for diluting charges in the multi-crore Adarsh Housing Society scam, the CBI today arrested its own lawyer and a former Congress MLC, who is already an accused in the scam.
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Investment scam suspect dies in French custody
Los Angeles Times
US prosecutors had accused the former money manager of a $228-million scam. By Stuart Pfeifer, Los Angeles Times Former Sherman Oaks money manager Bruce Fred Friedman has died in French custody while awaiting extradition to Los Angeles on charges ...
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IRS warns of scam involving fraudulent refunds on returns
StandardNet
By Michael McFall OGDEN — The Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers about a new scam that tries to trick people into claiming fraudulent refunds on their tax returns. The scam artists promise refunds to people who normally aren't required to ...
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