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[ http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USIRS/bulletins/139ddab?reqfro= m=3Dshare ] IRS.gov Banner=20 Tax Exempt Government Entities March 3, 2016=20 =20 Useful Links: TE/GE at a Glance [ https://www.irs.gov/Government-Entities/Tax-Exempt-&-= Government-Entities-Division-At-a-Glance ] TE/GE contacts [ https://www.irs.gov/Government-Entities/Tax-Exempt-&-Gov= ernment-Entities-Division-At-a-Glance ] Exempt Organizations [ https://www.irs.gov/Charities-&-Non-Profits ] Retirement Plans [ https://www.irs.gov/Retirement-Plans ] Federal State & Local Governments [ https://www.irs.gov/Government-Entiti= es/Federal,-State-&-Local-Governments ] Tax Exempt Bonds [ https://www.irs.gov/Tax-Exempt-Bonds ] Indian Tribal Governments [ https://www.irs.gov/Government-Entities/India= n-Tribal-Governments ] ________________________________________________________________________ IRS Resources Compliance & Enforcement [ http://www.irs.gov/compliance/index.html ] Contact My Local Office [ http://www.irs.gov/localcontacts/index.html ] Filing Options [ https://www.irs.gov/Filing ] Forms & Pubs [ http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html ] Frequently Asked Questions [ https://www.irs.gov/Filing ] News [ http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/index.html ] Taxpayer Advocacy [ http://www.irs.gov/advocate/index.html ] Where to File [ http://www.irs.gov/file/index.html ] ________________________________________________________________________ =20 Issue Number:=A0=A0IR-2016-34 Inside This Issue ________________________________________________________________________ *IRS Alerts Payroll and HR Professionals to Phishing Scheme Involving W-2= s* WASHINGTON =96 The Internal Revenue Service today issued an alert to payr= oll and human resources professionals to beware of an emerging phishing e= mail scheme that purports to be from company executives and requests pers= onal information on employees. The IRS has learned this scheme =96 part of the surge in phishing emails = seen this year =96 already has claimed several victims as payroll and hum= an resources offices mistakenly email payroll data including Forms W-2 th= at contain Social Security numbers and other personally identifiable info= rmation to cybercriminals posing as company executives. =93This is a new twist on an old scheme using the cover of the tax season= and W-2 filings to try tricking people into sharing personal data. Now t= he criminals are focusing their schemes on company payroll departments,=94= said IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. =93If your CEO appears to be emaili= ng you for a list of company employees, check it out before you respond. = Everyone has a responsibility to remain diligent about confirming the ide= ntity of people requesting personal information about employees.=94 IRS Criminal Investigation already is reviewing several cases in which pe= ople have been tricked into sharing SSNs with what turned out to be cyber= criminals. Criminals using personal information stolen elsewhere seek to = monetize data, including by filing fraudulent tax returns for refunds. This phishing variation is known as a =93spoofing=94 email. It will conta= in, for example, the actual name of the company chief executive officer. = In this variation, the =93CEO=94 sends an email to a company payroll offi= ce employee and requests a list of employees and information including SS= Ns. The following are some of the details contained in the e-mails: *=20 Kindly send me the individual 2015 W-2 (PDF) and earnings summary of all = W-2 of our company staff for a quick review *=20 Can you send me the updated list of employees with full details (Name, So= cial Security Number, Date of Birth, Home Address, Salary) as at 2/2/2016= . *=20 I want you to send me the list of W-2 copy of employees wage and tax stat= ement for 2015, I need them in PDF file type, you can send it as an attac= hment. Kindly prepare the lists and email them to me asap. The IRS recently renewed a wider consumer alert [ https://www.irs.gov/uac= /Newsroom/Consumers-Warned-of-New-Surge-in-IRS-Email-Schemes-during-2016-= Tax-Season-Tax-Industry-Also-Targeted ] for e-mail schemes after seeing a= n approximate 400 percent surge in phishing and malware incidents so far = this tax season and other reports of scams targeting others in a wider ta= x community. The emails are designed to trick taxpayers into thinking these are offici= al communications from the IRS or others in the tax industry, including t= ax software companies. The phishing schemes can ask taxpayers about a wid= e range of topics. E-mails can seek information related to refunds, filin= g status, confirming personal information, ordering transcripts and verif= ying PIN information. The IRS, state tax agencies and tax industry are engaged in a public awar= eness campaign =96 Taxes. Security. Together. =96 to encourage everyone t= o do more to protect personal, financial and tax data. 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IRS Alerts Payroll and H= R Professionals to Phishing Scheme Involving W-2s<= /p>

WASHINGTON – The Inter= nal Revenue Service today issued an alert to payroll and human resources = professionals to beware of an emerging phishing email scheme that purport= s to be from company executives and requests personal information on empl= oyees.

The IRS has learned this sch= eme – part of the surge in phishing emails seen this year – a= lready has claimed several victims as payroll and human resources offices= mistakenly email payroll data including Forms W-2 that contain Social Se= curity numbers and other personally identifiable information to cybercrim= inals posing as company executives.

“This is a new twist o= n an old scheme using the cover of the tax season and W-2 filings to try = tricking people into sharing personal data. Now the criminals are focusin= g their schemes on company payroll departments,” said IRS Commissio= ner John Koskinen. “If your CEO appears to be emailing you for a li= st of company employees, check it out before you respond. Everyone has a = responsibility to remain diligent about confirming the identity of people= requesting personal information about employees.”

IRS Criminal Investigation a= lready is reviewing several cases in which people have been tricked into = sharing SSNs with what turned out to be cybercriminals. Criminals using p= ersonal information stolen elsewhere seek to monetize data, including by = filing fraudulent tax returns for refunds.

This phishing variation is k= nown as a “spoofing” email. It will contain, for example, the= actual name of the company chief executive officer. In this variation, t= he “CEO” sends an email to a company payroll office employee = and requests a list of employees and information including SSNs.

The following are some of th= e details contained in the e-mails:

  • Kindly send me the individual 2015 W-2= (PDF) and earnings summary of all W-2 of our company staff for a quick r= eview

  • Can you send me the updated = list of employees with full details (Name, Social Security Number, Date o= f Birth, Home Address, Salary) as at 2/2/2016.

  • I want you to send me the li= st of W-2 copy of employees wage and tax statement for 2015, I need them = in PDF file type, you can send it as an attachment. Kindly prepare the li= sts and email them to me asap.

The IRS recently renewed a w= ider consumer alert for e-mail schemes after seeing an approximate= 400 percent surge in phishing and malware incidents so far this tax seas= on and other reports of scams targeting others in a wider tax community.<= /font>

The emails are designed to t= rick taxpayers into thinking these are official communications from the I= RS or others in the tax industry, including tax software companies. The p= hishing schemes can ask taxpayers about a wide range of topics. E-mails c= an seek information related to refunds, filing status, confirming persona= l information, ordering transcripts and verifying PIN information.=

The IRS, state tax agencies = and tax industry are engaged in a public awareness campaign – Taxes= . Security. Together. – to encourage everyone to do more to protect= personal, financial and tax data. See IRS.gov/taxe= ssecuritytogether or= Publication 4524 for additional steps you can take to protect yourself. &= nbsp;

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