Western Union Urges Consumers to Stay Alert for IRS Impersonation Phone Scam

https://www.irs.gov/uac/Tax-Scams-Consumer-Alerts. The IRS will never:

• Call to demand immediate payment or call about taxes owed without first having mailed you a bill.
• Demand that you pay taxes without giving you the opportunity to question or appeal the amount they say you owe.
• Require you to use a specific payment method for your taxes, such as a prepaid debit card.
• Ask for credit or debit card numbers over the phone.
• Threaten the force of local police or other law-enforcement groups to have you arrested for not paying.

Information on other scams and how to protect yourself are also available at the Western Union Consumer Protection Center:www.westernunion.com/stopfraud. If you sent a Western Union Money Transfer transaction and believe you may be a victim of fraud, call our Fraud Hotline number at 1 (800) 448-1492.]]>