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Nationwide scam
noted in Mercer Cty
Mercer County Sheriff, Jeff Grey reports that his office has received
numerous complaints from citizens within the county about a possible
IRS scam. Sheriff Grey states that his office has been in contact
with the IRS and found that the calls that the citizens have been
receiving are in fact a SCAM. The IRS informed the Mercer County
Sheriff’s Office that their agency WILL NOT call or e-mail a citizen
without first sending a letter in the mail with a number for the
citizen to call (if there is a problem with their taxes). The IRS
assured the Sheriff’s Office that they will never ask for money over
the phone.
Sheriff Grey reminds citizens to never give out personal information or
information about credit cards, bank accounts, financial accounts over
the phone or agree to give money to the caller.
The IRS advised that this has become a nationwide issue and is not
directly targeting Mercer County. If you should receive one of
these types of calls, you do one of the following.
1) Contact the Treasury Inspector
General for Tax Administration at 1-800-366-4484 or www.tigta.com
2) Contact the Ohio Attorney
General’s Office at 1-800-282-0515 or www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov
3) File a report with the Federal
Trade Commission at http://frccomplaintassistant.gov, please add “IRS
Telephone Scam” to the comments of your complaint
4) Contact the Mercer County
Sheriff’s Office Detectives at 419-586-1450 (or the sheriff’s office in
your county)
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