Tax season scams target vulnerable, play on emotion
By Shelby Kruse The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — Fraud and scams are exceptionally common and criminally underreported according to Tom Lacock, associate state director for communications and state advocacy at AARP. Scammers ramp up their efforts…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office warns of IRS scam
There’s a lot of different ways for criminals to do it, but the old blackmail scam is still very effective. In this case, a person calls claiming to be with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and tells the person on…