IRS Warns Tax Professionals of Phishing Scam

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IRS Warns Tax Professionals of Phishing Scam [ 
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2018/05/24/IRS-Warns-Tax-Professionals-Phishing-Scam ] 05/24/2018 07:37 
PM EDT 
Original release date: May 24, 2018

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a news release warning tax professionals to beware of a new phishing 
email scam. Cyber criminals posing as state accounting and professional associations have been sending emails to entice 
their targets to reveal login credentials. Tax practitioners should be wary of unsolicited emails and forward email 
phishing attempts related to this scam to phishing () irs gov [ https://www.us-cert.govmailto:phishing () irs gov ].

NCCIC encourages users and administrators to review the IRS news release [ 
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-warns-tax-pros-of-new-scam-posing-as-professional-associations ] and NCCICs Tip on 
Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks [ https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST04-014 ] for more information.

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