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Beware- email tax scam claiming to be IRS

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As people scramble to file their taxes, scammers claiming to be the IRS are trying to steal your personal information.

Attorney General Marty Jackley warns consumers to watch for emails that claim to be from the Internal Revenue Service, IRS, but are actually a scam. The emails are designed to obtain personal information by stating it's associated with the IRS.

The emails prompt you to visit a fake IRS web site and Jackley says is only a few characters different from the real web site.

The IRS web site is – www.IRS.gov

Jackley says the IRS does not communicate via email concerning tax filing problems.

He adds if you've been a victim of one of these scams contact the General's Consumer Protection Division at 1-800-300-1986.

The IRS compiled a list of 12 scams to watch out for. Click here to read more.

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