Employers Beware! IRS warns of W-2 Scam
January 27, 2017 by admin
Filed under Business News, Tax News
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.