Treasury Inspector General Urges Taxpayers to Be on “High Alert” to Phone Fraud Scam

A University in Kansas recently had students targeted by the scam. The subjects may have used the university directory to target individuals believed to be international students by locating what appeared to be Middle Eastern and Hispanic names. The subjects assert to be IRS or Treasury Department Agents/Investigators and attempt to illicit more personal information from the student in an effort to further intimidate or threaten the student.