Ridgefield Police warn residents of IRS scam

The Ridgefield Police are warning residents of an IRS scam that is being circulated via email.

The Internal Revenue Service and its Security Summit partners are alerting taxpayers and tax professionals to be on guard against fake emails claiming to contain an IRS tax bill related to the Affordable Care Act.

"Generally, the scam involves an email that includes the fake CP2000 as an attachment. The issue has been reported to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration for investigation," the IRS reports.

The issue has been reported to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration for investigation.

You can learn more about this scam here. 

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Submitted by Ridgefield, CT

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