Proposed Tax Rebates Provide Scam Opportunities
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The tax rebate checks promised by the proposed economic stimulus package have yet to be approved by Congress, but that hasn't stopped scam artists from using public anticipation of the extra cash to con people into giving out personal and financial information, the Internal Revenue Service warned...
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By Elwin Green, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  May 27--In honor of the approaching U.S. Open, we share with you a scam  attempt that not only imitates a major financial institution, but also hijacks  the image of golfer Tiger Woods.
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Scammers are sending out fake security bulletins that attempt to install malicious software on victim's PCs.
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If you get an e-mail telling you that you're under investigation by the IRS, take a breath before calling your lawyer. It's a scam.
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Congress has some seasonal tax goodies for you.
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The end of an excise tax means offers of a refund.
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It's hard to turn on a TV this time of year without seeing an ad showing smiling people who've supposedly just learned they'll be getting income-tax refunds thanks to a tax service or software program.
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Small businesses, in particular, may get the biggest lift indirectly â from consumers spending the tax rebates they will start receiving in May.
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Individual taxpayers will be able to claim a refund of up to $60 on their 2006 federal returns as the government attempts to give back $8 billion in long-distance telephone taxes that courts have ruled should not have been collected.
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If tax rebates aren't the answer, what is?
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Google representative says a consortium of tech companies is exploring the idea of direct rebates with utilities.
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Tens of thousands of families who were forced to pay back tax credits they were given in error could be entitled to a refund, Conservatives claim.
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Although the money was always yours, a tax refund can seem like a windfall.
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Congress wants you to save, not spend, your tax refund. So why did it lay so many traps?
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A twist on tax-loss selling keeps you in the game.
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Investors beware: If a wily female, apparently believing she&#39;s calling someone else, leaves a message with you advising of a hot stock tip, walk away. According to the Securities and Exchange Commission, it&#39;s a scam.
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The scamsters, who target get-rich-quick stock shoppers, have a new attention-getter in their pitch repertoire: high-quality video. (The quality of the pitches, alas, remains  the same.)