Kingpin of U.S. Tax Scam Arrested in India
Upon arrival at Mumbai’s International Airport, Indian police arrested Sagar Thakkar, 24, also known as Shaggy, for being the mastermind behind a call center IRS scam that targeted thousands of Americans and netted more than $300 million. In October 2016, the U.S. Justice Department charged more than 60 people in India with participating in the […]
Tennessee Doctor and his Wife Plead Guilty to Long History of Filing False Returns
Jeffrey McCoy Jr. and his wife, Andra McCoy pled guilty to charges of conspiring to defraud the United States. The McCoys admitted in court that from July 2002 through August 2014 they under reported their income and claimed fake income tax withholding amounts. In their 2003 return alone, they falsely claimed income tax withholding of […]
New W-2 Phishing Scam Targets Schools, Restaurants and Hospitals
The IRS issued an alert in February 2017 that a W-2 phishing scam which used to be only in the corporate world has now evolved to other sectors, including schools, tribal casinos, chain restaurants, temporary staffing agencies and healthcare organizations. The scam works like this: Cybercriminals use various techniques to disguise an email to make […]