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</b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Andrew J Turco <<a href="mailto:aturco@mit.edu" class="">aturco@mit.edu</a>><br class="">
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</b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Crime Bulletin: IRS and Tax-Related Phone Scams</b><br class="">
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</b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">March 27, 2017 at 3:18:43 PM EDT<br class="">
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IRS and Tax-Related Phone Scams<br class="">
03/27/2017</span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: rgb(71, 71, 71);" class=""><br class="">
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<b class="">Summary</b>: A number of people in the MIT community have recently become victims of tax-related phone scams. Victims report receiving calls from people pretending to be IRS tax employees or police officers. The perpetrators tell the victims
that they owe thousands of dollars in taxes and will be arrested if they do not pay immediately. Then the perpetrators tell the victims to purchase gift cards, usually amounting to thousands of dollars. The perpetrators then demand the victims read the numbers
off the cards to the perpetrators over the phone. This allows the criminals to use the gift card without ever having physical possession of it. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: rgb(71, 71, 71);" class="">Perpetrators of these types of scams often target international students and others not familiar with local laws and customs. If you think you have been a victim of
a crime, please contact the MIT Police Department at 617-253-1212.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<b class=""><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: rgb(71, 71, 71);" class="">Suggestions</span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: rgb(71, 71, 71);" class="">: In order to protect yourself and your
telephone scams MIT Police encourage you to follow these tips:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Symbol; color: rgb(71, 71, 71);" class=""><span class="">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: rgb(71, 71, 71);" class="">NEVER
give out personal information over the phone or online unless you are positive you are speaking to the company or entity you are expecting or you initiated the call.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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IRS will NEVER threaten to immediately arrest you.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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government agency or police department will ever demand to be paid in gift cards of any kind.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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you are talking to strangers on the phone or online, they may not be who they say they are.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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someone threatens you on the phone or online, hang up or end your session and contact the MIT Police at 617-253-1212.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: rgb(71, 71, 71);" class="">The MIT Police are investigating these crimes and request the assistance from the MIT community. Immediately notify the MIT Police at 617-253-1212 or 100 from any campus
phone if you believe a crime is occurring, has occurred, or is about to occur. If you wish to leave an anonymous tip please call 617-258-TIPS (8-8477).<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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