IRS warning about scammers offering help
03/23/2023
Dirty Dozen: The Internal Revenue Service today warned taxpayers to watch out for scammers who try to sell or offer help setting up an Online Account on IRS.gov that puts their tax and financial information at risk of identity theft.
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5 Reasons Why You Should Open a Money Market Account
03/21/2023
If you want to put away money for a particular savings goal, a money market account (MMA) can be a good choice, especially if you're looking for a higher interest rate but still want some flexibility when it comes to accessing your money.
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All you need to know about FDIC Insurance
03/14/2023
Federal deposit insurance goes to the heart of the FDIC's mission: to promote confidence and stability in the nation's financial system. FDIC deposit insurance enables consumers to confidently place their money at thousands of FDIC-insured banks across the country, and is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government. Since the founding of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in 1933 no depositor has lost a penny of FDIC-insured funds.
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IRS warns taxpayers of new filing season scams involving Form W-2 wages; those filing fake returns face potential penalties, investigation
03/09/2023
The Internal Revenue Service issued a consumer alert today to warn taxpayers of new scams that urge people to use wage information on a tax return to claim false credits in hopes of getting a big refund.
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Top Lies Told by Romance Scammers
03/01/2023
Data released by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sheds light on the lies that romance scammers use to take advantage of people. Lies that cost nearly 70,000 consumers some $1.3 billion in 2022.
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