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  • IRS warns that tax-related phishing scams are on the rise

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    Mallory Locklear
    Mallory Locklear
    08.21.2017

    According to the IRS, the amount of phishing scams targeting W-2 forms rose sharply this year compared to last. In 2016, around 50 companies and organizations fell victim to such scams while during this year's tax season, that number increased to around 200. They were aimed at businesses, public schools, universities and nonprofits among others and several hundred thousand employees' data were stolen.