By now, I am sure you are aware we have experienced one of the most significant identity theft breaches our country has ever seen. Stolen information includes names, social security numbers, birthdates, addresses, and driver’s license numbers. This type of information has no expiration date and will affect you and your family members for a […]
Equifax Data Breach and Identity Theft Solutions
On September 7, 2017, Equifax announced that 143,000,000 people (nearly half of the US population) had their identities compromised between May and July of this year. Stolen information included names, social security numbers, birthdates, addresses, driver’s license numbers, and credit card numbers. As a CPA and Certified Small Business and Employee Benefit Specialist, I want […]
Google Pizza ID Theft
Hello! Is this Gino’s Pizza? No sir – it’s Google Pizza. I must have dialed a wrong number. Sorry. No sir – Google bought Gino’s Pizza last month. OK. I would like to order a pizza. Do you want your usual, sir? My usual – you know me? According to our caller ID data sheet, […]
IRS Scam Alert
Ingenious Scam Targets Taxpayers Article Highlights: Scammers Change Tactics Fake IRS Mail Notices Have Your Tax Preparer Review Notice Crooks have tried all sorts of e-mails scams, but almost everyone has figured out that the IRS does not send out notices by e-mail. So crooks have changed their tactics. Now, there are reports of taxpayers […]
Payroll & HR Professionals Beware!
March 1, 2016 -The Internal Revenue Service today issued an alert to payroll and human resources professionals to beware of an emerging phishing email scheme that purports to be from company executives and requests personal information on employees. The IRS has learned this scheme — part of the 400% surge in phishing emails seen so […]