WXIN/WTTV – The consumer watchdogs at Scamicide are sending out a warning about a recent email phishing scheme involving ...

In an email obtained by ProPublica ... agencies would give the IRS the full legal name of the target, an address on file and an explanation of why the information was relevant to a criminal inquiry.

The IRS issued a warning this week about an ongoing tax refund phishing scam targeting students and staff at colleges and universities who have a “.edu” email address.

Still, that doesn’t mean that all the information the IRS holds can be turned over, Friedrich said. First, the investigating agency has to already have the name and address of the person whose ...

In March, IRS had placed these workers on administrative leave following the court's decision. IRS also sent an email to approximately 7,000 probationary employees it recently fired.