Employers Beware! IRS warns of W-2 Scam
Business owners beware! Every year there are people that claim to be part of the IRS to scare you into giving them information. This year, there is a payroll scam where they are sending out e-mails where they are asking for W-2 information.
Remember, on these W-2’s there is a lot of sensitive information that could hurt your employees and your company.
Although the e-mails seem legitimate, do not send any information. Some examples of these scam e-mails are:
- Kindly send me the individual 2016 W-2 (PDF) and earnings summary of all W-2 of our company staff for a quick review.
- Can you send me the updated list of employees with full details (Name, Social Security Number, Date of Birth, Home Address, Salary).
- I want you to send me the list of W-2 copy of employees wage and tax statement for 2016, i need them in PDF file format, you can send it as an attachment. Kindly prepare the lists and email them to me asap.
The IRS goes through a very formal process and does not request documents with such short notice. If you are still unsure if it is a scam or not, give them a call directly to verify if it was actually them.
Visit the site below to see what the IRS stated about this scam and for more information.