In Bar Harbor, businesses are ‘cautiously concerned’ as they wait to learn whether the tourism season at Acadia National Park will be disrupted, the chamber of commerce says.
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Phone scams targeting students with bogus tax
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers about bogus phone calls from IRS impersonators demanding payment for the bogus “Federal Student Tax.” Even though the tax deadline has come and gone, scammers continue to use varied strategies to trick people — in this case, students, the IRS said in a news release. In […]
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IRS website offers refund status
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday reminded taxpayers they can quickly check the status of their tax return and refund through the “Where’s My Refund?” feature at IRS.gov. Initial information will normally be available within 24 hours after the IRS receives the taxpayer’s e-filed return or four weeks after the taxpayer mails a […]
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Scam alert: If the IRS calls, it’s not the IRS
NORWAY — The phone rang. Barbara Farrar answered, listened, and hung up. “They said, ‘This is the IRS calling,’” said Farrar, 77, a retired clerical worker who recently lost her husband and is the great-grandmother of 34 (at last count.) “They said, ‘We’re calling because you owe money,’ she said. ‘We need to discuss it […]
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Rumford police: Counterfeit bills are circulating; residents beware of IRS phone scams
RUMFORD — Police are seeking help from the public following an increase of counterfeit bills being used at area businesses. Additionally, Chief Stacy Carter said Wednesday by email that a bogus Internal Revenue Service claim is making the rounds, trying to separate people from their money. “There has been an increase in the number of […]
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Anti-fraud hotline launched by U.S. Senate
A lonely woman meets a man online and sends him large chunks of money before realizing the fellow is not who he claims to be. An elderly man passes along financial information after a late-night caller reports that his grandson is in trouble in Canada. A widow sends money to a man who contacted her […]