i have met with 20,000 irs employees in person.very employee, every manager, has to feel that it is part of the responsibility to let us know if things are not going well. if someone has made a mistake or if there is a problem, we need to know about it. people, bado tell news is good news. the problem we cannot help with is if we are not told. we still have 85,000 employees. all of the need to be comfortable, that if they see something not going well, or have a suggestion about how things could be better, we need to hear about it. the "we" includes in serious cases, people at the very top, including the commissioner. greta: we have a little over five minutes. if we could go back to auditing the four of questions, americans might be curious how the irs decides who gets audited. what is the process? commissioner koskinen: very good question. by and large, the vast majority of the audits are selected automatically.we have filters looking at what would generate questions about her return. we have 150 million returns a year. we are not

basically caved because of the irs scandal. what is your response to that? you anycan't tell details and that one and particular, but as a general matter we have been sensitive to concerns about people who .pplied we have taken all of the ie jeez recommendations. everyone deserves to be treated fairly no matter the are. the matter their political views. while the inspector general suggested that the criteria are unclear and that we should improve and clarify the regulation. we are still operating under the old regulation. congress has made a decision that we should no longer do any work. in the meantime, we continue to be a business. people are applying for positions and we are reviewing and processing those. for conservative groups, liberal groups, those right in the middle. they all deserve to be treated quickly and fairly. is thatf the criticisms the group got little attention from the irs. you takeattention do part in the tax-exempt and service. john: i can't tell you what the predecessors did. all i can tell you is that in

>> irs is calling me? is this for real? >> reporter: fraud is real. a new series of public service announcements warning americans of an age-old tax scam that's taking more and more new victims to the cleaners. criminals call american taxpayers pretending to be irs agents and demand phoney back taxes. often the carcinogen naturals threaten to call the police if the taxpayer hangs up the phone. >> it makes me angry. because i feel personally bad for the victims. then i feel angry that these criminals are using the irs as a means to scare people into paying them money. >> reporter: the inspector general for the irs says as many as 5,000 victims have paid as much as $26.5 million to the scam artists who can be located inside the united states or around the world. the scam began by targeting new immigrants to the united states and threatening deportation and other penalties. but the inspector general says it has since mutated and now it's targeting every demographic group. >> early if the scam, the callers had

the irs has a specific website address. irs.^gov. not any ending that says dot us or federal or anything like that. but under a new federal law passed in 2017, the irs is use collection agencies to get you will get a letter in the mail with the agent's name and the phone number that will be calling you. abc action news. >> thank you, jacqueline. >>> take a good look at this surveillance video. tampa police want you to identify the man and woman that you see in the surveillance video. they're accused of shooting and robbing a forklift operator last month. the victim was working at a business in east tampa when the suspects approached him and made small talk. that's when he says one of the suspects pulled out a gun. the victim took off running and was shot in the back. he is expected to survive though. if you have any information on who those two suspects are, please call tampa police. >>> in pasco county, assieged suspect is -- a second suspect is behind bars from a known drug house. deputies say he turned himself in on charges of ass

this month the irs says there are as many as 726,000 victims. >> the irs is frankly not doing enough to protect us. >> reporter: hackers used personal information gathered from bank accounts to answer personal identity questions on the get transcript form. one possible culprit, irs approved tax preparers. irs approved companies failed to provide adequate security to customers. enemies. there are times we don't use security. >> reporter: irs says it is notifying the hacked taxpayers by mail as well as offering free identity protection for a year. online viewing and download feature of get transcripts has been suspended since may of 2015. irs is working to restore that are enhanced security to better protect taxpayers. jan crawford cbs news washington. >> irs believes the hackers are part of a sophisticated crime ring based in russia. >>> one of royal caribbean's newest cruise ships were forced to trump home for the second time of this month. anthem of the seas turned around to avoid a severe storm. they should get back in the home port on wednesday. virus played a role but the company

we had major scandal two or three years ago with the irs. we know the irs did target conservatives. we know they targeted conservative organizations. i know businessmen and women are successful after they donated money to republican candidates or to conservative causes all of sudden they got flag for an awed you did. i don't think donald trump is being paranoid here. i think there is real reason to think this administration has politicized by irs. people have right to be suspicious when you are flagged for audit. was this random or because of my political activities. deirdre: hard not to be paranoid. >> yeah. i don't think he is being paranoid. look, if you, this is why i'm such a huge champion as you know, deirdre, for flat tax. something would really reduces role of irs in having to audit all of your financial transactions. deirdre: transparency. >> they don't have to look through every single financial form or every transaction. deirdre: steve, so many people who wish that would be so. steve moore, thank you as always, for the time. glad to have you here. >> okay, see ya. deirdre

this month the irs says there are 724,000 victims. to protect us. >> reporter: the irs said hackers used personal information gathered from other online sources like bank accounts to answer personal identity questions on the get transcript form. one possible culprit is irs approved tax preparers. six out of 13 irs companies >> we are often times our own worse enemy not using proper security and passwords. >> reporter: the irs will offer free identity protection for a year. online viewing and download feature of get transcripts has been suspended since may of 2015. the irs is working to restore that with enhanced security to better protect taxpayers. jan crawford cbs news washington. >> the hackers are part of a russia. >>> just moments ago a crash wrapped up on brian dairy road. there was big concerns that the underpass may not be safe after a car smashed into it and burst into flames. 10 news reporter sarah more. >> reporter: they just opened this two minutes ago. they allowed traffic through. let me show you what the overpass looks like now. still very charred. you can see chunks of co

this month, the irs says there's 724,000 victims. >> the ir is frankly not doing enough to protect us. >> the irs says hackers used personal information gather the from other online sources like bank accounts to answer personal identity questions on the get transcript forms. one possible corporate, irs tax prepare. one audit found six out of -- they failed to providing adequate security to customers. because we don't use proper passwords and proper security. >> the irs is notifying the hacked people by mail. >> the online download feature of get transcript has been suspended since may of 2015. the irs is working to restore that, but with enhance security to better protect taxpayers. washington. >>> clarence thomas asked questions during arguments. the questions came as the court considers placing limits on the federal law that bans people convicted of domestic violence from owning guns. thomas asked the lawyer defending the law if any other law suspends a person's constitutional rights. it's a curiosity over the past few years. he relies on written briefs and doesn't need to ask quest

this month, the irs says there as many as 724,000 victims. gfx1 out natsot sot steve weisman, bentley university, identity theft expert "the irs is frankly not doing enough to protect us." gfx2 in the irs said hackers used personal information gathered from other online sources - like bank identity questions on the "get transcript" forms. gfx2 out one possible culprit: irs- approved tax preparers. gfx3 in one audit found 6 out of 13 irs- approved companies failed at providing adequate security to customers. gfx3 out sot steve weisman, bentley university senior lecturer we )re often our own worst enemies because there are times that we don t use proper passwords, we don )t use proper security, the irs says it is notifying the hacked taxpayers by mail, as well as offering free identity protection for a year. the online viewing and download feature of "get transcript" has been suspended since may 2015. the i-r-s is working to restore that , but this time with enhanced security to protect taxpayers. jan crawford, cbs news, washington. suggested a

says 724,000 victims. >> the irs is frankly not doing >> the irs said hackers used personal information gathered from on-line sources like bank accounts to answer personal identity questions on the get transcript forms. one possible culprit irs approved tax preparers. one found one out of 16 failed at providing adequate security to customers. >> there are times when we do not use proper passwords and security. >> the irs says it is notifying the hacked taxpayers by mail and offering free identity protection for a year. molly grantham wbtv on your side. >> and the on-line viewing and download feature of get transcript has been suspended since may of 2015 and the irs is working to restore that with enhanced security to protect taxpayers. >> next here on wbtv news... >> devastating. >> a community heartbroken after explosion that killed an elderly couple in cleveland county. all new and next at 5:00 p.m. you will hear from the couple's loved ones. >> and new details on the man charged in the murder of a beloved charlotte businessman jesse campbell. wbtv news at 5:00 p.m. starts in wbtv new

>> reporter: a lot of people finding an irs con artist is a difficult task. they can do their dirty kids pretty much anywhere with a telephone. tonight listen to yourself a call a bay area woman received. >> hello. this call is officially a final notice from irs, internal revenue service. >> reporter: sun city center dr. gail dudley recorded this message on her answering machine. >> the reason of this call is to inform you the irs is filing lawsuits against you. >> reporter: she saw our 8 on your side story explaining how this st. petersburg man is accused of ripping off a guy in denver by having someone deported. did that strike a nerve? >> yes, yes. i've seen these stories before over the last year or two, but last night when i saw that i thought let me just see if anybody else had this happen. >> reporter: fake irs calls are surging across the country. since 2013 the agency has logged almost 1 million contacts about the scammers with more than 5,000 victims who lost more than $26 million. them. you think it was the irs? >> no, no. i read too much in my aar

were using it at the irs to try to generate bogus returns. what the irs said they're going to do is write letters to all these people telling them, hey, you better pay attention, your information has been stolen, it is out there on the black market, you might want to take cyber security steps to protect yourself. >> as butch said to sundance, sundance to butch, who are these guys? >> reporter: that's one of the really good questions here. a lot of people think a lot of this is coming from russia and eastern europe. they can use computers, drone those computers can be in anywhere in the world. >> eamon javers in washington. >>> humana sees its quarterly profit drop by a third. the company attributed the steep loss to the cost of its medical insurance plans under the affordable care act. a bright spot, the insurer said its 2016 earnings will be above forecast. last july humana agreed to be acquired by rival aetna. shares of humana up 1% to 16107. >>> owens corning saw its shares increase after the company increased its quarterly dividend by 6%.

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medina calls it theft. >> not even the irs. >> reporter5 in his complaint to the irs, he blamed national tax group and jose fernandez. by phone, fernandez told us clients' re funds were deposited into the account to ensure he would get his fee. but he said the irs froze the account after it detected too many refunds being deposited. back in touch with fernandez after we found this irs policy. when there are multiple refunds to one account, the irs simpl mails subsequent refunds to the address on the return. problem there, medina says, his address was also changed to a mail drop box connected to fernandez. >> almost cost me my marriage last year. almost filed for bankruptcy. >> reporter: miguel is one of thousands who suspect tax preparer fraud. the consumer federation of america said the lack of preparer regulation has led to widespread incompetetee and fraud. only four states require someone to give a license to prepare income taxes. orida is not one of them. you don't have to be an accountant, you don't have to be an attorney, you just have to get a number from the irs. in fact, it's h

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the irs is racing to track down fake filers. after the break, we take a look at the tax issues already arising this morning. and what you can do to avoid fake our top story... authorities are investigating a double shooting in wright county this morning. it happened last night in eagle grove. police say two people were involved.. one was flown to a metro hospital. no word on their condition this morning or whether police have any suspects. we're expecting to hear more on this later this morning. an iowa state campus bus driver is in court today. 23 year old benjamin clague is accused of hitting and killing emmalee jacobs along his bus route last december. police say bus video led them to arrest clague one month later. he now faces five years in prison if convicted. his arraignment is scheduled for this afternoon in story county court. we're just a few weeks into tax already we're seeing problems ahead. the irs is alerting taxpayers that there could be something terribly wrong with their tax returns. nbc's chris clackum has more

irs imposters. officials with the consumer protection agency say their phones have been ringing off the hooks with people posing as tax experts. matt delucia is there to complain. matt? >> reporter: consumers here in bucks county are raising the alarm because of the frequency of these unsolicited phone calls. they seem to be getting worse. the folks here are already getting here the complaints. a lot of robocalls. some are threatening saying you owe taxes to the irs. some threaten prison time if you don't pay right away and these are definitely red flags to look out for. they say from 2014 to 25020-inch 15 the irs scam complaints shot up by nearly $50,000 and bucks county consumer protection agency says this year is shaping up to be even worse. >> it's a shame. a lot of people last year have fallen for the scam and it looks like this year we might have a lot of victims too. it's by far the biggest irs scam we've seen come through because it's successful. >> and it's not just happening in bucks count

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a dairy farmer, a convenience store owner and the irs. well, it is a bizarre business tale of small businessmen who got caught up in laws that were designed to target terrorists. kate rogers has the story. >> reporter: maryland dairy farmer randy sowers had no idea large cash deposits could be a problem until he found out the hard way, when the irs seized $63,000 from him in 2012. >> we didn't do anything wrong. we were just depositing cash into the bank, like you know, we thought was very legitimate. i mean, if i wanted to hide it, i would have put it in a can. i wouldn't have deposited it in a bank. and you know, the government comes in, takes your money. >> reporter: sowers and his wife, karen, were bringing in cash they earned at weekend farmers' markets when a bank teller suggested making smaller deposits to avoid filling out tedious paperwork. transactions higher than $10,000 have to be reported to the federal government. the pattern of the cash deposits caught the attention of the irs and the agency invoked structuring laws. those

a massive irs data breach is much realized. hackers were able to get sensitive information using the agency's "get transcript" program, which check their tax history online. jan crawford reports from outside the irs headquarters in washington. : not even virginia based tax attorney, wayne zell, was protected from hackers who he says stole his identity. (sot) (wayne zell hrem05 @ 180902) "somebody was trying to claim a refund using my social security number and i knew something was wrong." the irs's data dump is the latest in a series of disclosures. (gfx1 in) in may 2015, the agency reported cyber criminals accessed some 114,000 taxpayer accounts. three months later, that number grew to 334,000. this month, the irs says there as many as 724,000 victims. (gfx1 out) bentley university, identity "the irs is frankly not doing enough to protect said hackers personal information other online sources - like bank accounts - to answer personal identity questions on the "get transcript" forms. (gfx2 out) one possible culprit: irs- approv

mean you owe more times the irs just has a question. and whether or not you get audited also comes down to your *actions*, not just your *income* -like taking excessive deductions, failing to report all taxable income or taking an early payout from a retirement account - all red flags vothe best way a taxpayer can prepare, in case of audit, is good record-keeping. williamson, the time to do tax- planning and think about your tax return is not in march but in the 12 months preceeding march in washington, i'm kristine frazao reporting. 3 danner pots a creative new way to track your pets... using your phone. in two minutes, we'll show you how it worksgeorge 3 george 3 commercial break 2 3 fido 3 danner pots there's a new way to find fido when he runs off. fur alert was created cory donovan -- in blacksburg. the virginia tech grad says he thought of it after his own dogd disappeared. you enter your pets information into fur alert, and if your animal ever goes missing... you alert users on that app!cory donovan, fur alert,-"so if we can aler

the irs says people who have already filed don't need to do anything. nearly 3-thousand swedish medical center patients need to be tested for hiv, hepatitis b and hepatitis c. believes one of its former employees put thousands of surgical patients at risk of getting those viruses. the testing is part of an investigation into the employee. a colorado public health spokesperson says it involves the possible 'diversion of drugs' 9news legal analyst scott robinson says diversion of drugs by a medical employee is theft. right now we don't know how the theft put patients at risk. patrick evans was treated at swedish medical center. he told us he found out yesterday that he had to get tested. we're not naming the surgical tech because he has not been arrested or charged. but there is a criminal investigation. the hospital says they have no evidence patients were exposed but they're being cautious. schools to have life saving defibrillators. 14-year-old kaine greathouse knows first hand just how important an a-e-d can be in an prepare for the super bowl... and

the irs will never make a telephone call like that. >> so far, the irs has received 900,000 complaints about the scam so they are growing in number and they have already scam people out of $25 million. agency, the irs would never demand that you pay taxes without giving you the opportunity to question or appeal the amount they say that you owe. agents also say the irs would never demand or require a specific payment methods such as a prepaid debit card and the irs would never threat to bring the local police department to your home to arrest you for not elliott rodriguez cbs4 news. some of the fbi's joining the investigation into a flint, michigan water crisis. the agency is looking into it officials haven't said if civil charges are criminal charges will follow. officials have resigned since doctors revealed last year that using the flint river for the city's drinking water supply caused elevated levels of lead in some children's blood. differently than men? spirit the report that gives us a better understanding as to why men might have it easier after the break. >>> a mother turns tr

>> if you hear from the irs over social media, it is a scam. they'll never contact you over social media or text. >> what about phones? we understand that is a phone call scam going on. >> this one is even more aggressive. this is where they really pound you on the fact that you owe money. they're going to stick the police after you. producers at the "today" show, her daughter got a call. take a listen. >> this is officer from internal ref venue services. you. this call is an official final notice call from internal revenue services. the reason that the call has come in for you that we have filed a lawsuit against you. for more information, call immediately our department. department. what is that, yoda? oh, money, you do. >> you probably panic when you hear lawsuits. you don't hear what's after that. >> people say, i'd never fall for it, but thousands of victims every year. $26.5 million a year scammed from people that way. >> does the irs initiate calls like that? >> the irs will call you, again, if you're already involved with one of their a

no personal taxpayer data was compromised or disclosed by the irs system. the tax agency is take steps to notify affected taxpayers by mail. this year's attack follows that massive data breach at the ir is in 2015 when hackers stole information from 330,000 taxpayers to successfully file bogus tax refunds. last year they obtained $50 million in federal funds. this year the irs is on alert and has new measures in place to prevent a similar attack. chris. >>> the cuyahoga county council woman's constituents say their elected official is missing inaction. they say complaints about the condition of cleveland women's shelter have fallen on deaf ears. fed up, they took a provocative story. our derek wall ser live outside that shelter. derek, this group actually >> reporter: yeah. a missing persons ad for county council woman yvonne conw. today i found her. >> the food was terrible, people were sleeping in the hallways. >> reporter: romona turnbull now has a permanent home after leaving inside a jam packed women's shelter for months. >> sleeping sitting up in chai

irs names, even your the last four of your social. and in addition to that, you may get some bogus emails or even in some cases they might use background noise to imitate some to give you the impression this is a legitimate phone call. right. we always tell people, you know first you never give out personal information over the phone. you senl don't send money to anybody you don't know. some someone being aggressive that's biggest red flag there is nobody should aggressively trying to get them to send you money. some things quickly before we go that, that call recipients are threatened with anything from jail time to your driver license being revoked deportation sometimes suspension of a business licenses, correct? >> correct. and they use all kinds of aggressive scare tactics to try to get money out of people. unfortunately sometimes elderly do fall prey to those we're telling residents to remind elderly relatives about the scams too. sometimes they are not on social media they this see warning we all right thank you so much for your

a woman received a call from a fake irs agent. the irs does not call people and only communicates through mail. >> it is quite frustrating because i am older and retired and i think they tend to pray scam on older folks because they are more gullible. >> officials say the best thing to do is just hang up. to my police could soon be wearing body camera. the police chief says his plan is for every uniformed officer to be wearing a camera by june. the department has received bids from 7 body camera suppliers and is working to select a model that is also compatible with the chief says he estimates the body camera system will cost as much as $1.4 million. some of the money will come from private donors and cash and property seized from suspected criminals. the rest will come from the department's budget. a community comes together to show support for a local man who lost his entire family in a house fire last month. john sorenson was working when flames tore through his home in boxholm killing his wife amber and 3 children. dozens show

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just be alert and know that the irs doesn't start contact calls. we have been hearing many getting phone calms people all a scam. share any information and if you are concerned there could be a problem then you should through irs.gov. >> great advice. thank you. >>> there was a brief stop of traffic along i-40 eastbound in josh capacity joshua county. small fires burning. crews at the scene say that a car broken down on the side of the road started it. >>> a couple of county school bus and a car collided this morning the way to school. the car hit the bus on its side 60 students were on board. nobody was hurt. police charged the drive we are driving a revoked license. >>> the highway patrol hasn't identified a woman who died in a crash in johnston a pick up and a jeep collided around eight on highway 70 bypass and highway 42. investigators say the passenger in the jeep was thrown from the suv. she was not wearing a seatbelt. website taken to the hospital. >>> gators are getting a reprieve. workers have decided not to hold a gator hunting season thi

it's critical to know the irs never calls out of the blue. if you have a tax problem, you'll almost always first be contacted by mail." other things the irs will never do:>demand immediate payment. >threaten imminent action.>require a specific payment method like a prepaid debit card. >or request confidential information on the phone. alex gutierrez knows he'll never get his 700 dollars back...so he wants others to know how to spot a scam. if you are know about this scam, that's great.but make sure your older relatives know too: most victims are over age 70.finally, on wcpo.com read why so many people are angry with a change at mcdonalds this week....that on wcpo.com stubborn clouds will remain around the tri-state tonight before we are treated to another nice weekend! this evening, while it's possible to see a few flurries, most areas will stay simply cloudy and cold. wind chills will make it feel like the low 20s throughout the night. temperatures will drop below freezing by 9 p.m. and into the mid 20s overnight. so, if you're heading to a

the irs does not do that. >> the irs would only reach you by mail. that's important to know.your tax preparer or accountant they can help you be sure you're in the clear. a number of gave me the numbers that called your home. i did call a couple of these back, i got nothing. no recording, no nothing. be safe. when that phone rings. tim furlong, "nbc 10 news." >> they are very aggressive and determined speaking from experience so hang up. also today, the irs is trying to fix problems with its software to file taxes on line. yesterday there was an outage caused by a hardware failure. the irs said that it does not expect this to cause major delays getting refunds. >> there could be some delays tomorrow morning as a result of this rain changing to snow, just in time for a portion of the morning rush. that's why we have a first alert out for those few hours that we're concerned about. the rain changing to snow overnight especially in philadelphia area, new jersey, and the shore regions themselves. the morning rush with wet snow, some low visibility at times. so, visibility is fine

"if you get a callr an email out of the blue, it's probably not the irs." it's a peak time for scammers. how to ptect yourself this tax season. tim: good evening and thank you for joining us tonight im tim seaman jenna: and im jenna rehnstrom jenna-tim on cam march is colorectal cancer awareness month. and since the dise preventable, we're getting in the fight. tim by getting a colonoscopy bebenning at the age of 50, mosos men and women can all but gaurantee they'll never have to fight the disease. tim with monitor so why do so many people... including me.... put off the life saving procedure ? for one ... the prep. most people have heard horror stories. but as i recently discovered, the times are changing and there's never been a better time " tim seaman: i'd recieved the reminder letters and answered the followup c cls before. drdrbryce robison: "t"ts is a really eat time for you to do it. just get a screen to make sure you're allright," said dr. bryce robison. "hey good morning tim" tim seaman: like alot of men, trips to see my family doc, bryce robison

we checked with the irs overnight. they say they are continuing to assess their issue with their website. they still expect about 90% of people that filed to receive their returns within three weeks or so. if you have already filed, you have absolutely nothing to worry about. people who need to watch out a tad are folks that want to file today or tomorrow or in the future. they hope to have it up and running again as soon as possible. that's the latest. tia, brian. >> brian: thanks. 6:07 now. if you've been by progressive field, you've seen his statue. if you're an indians fan, you know who he is. bob feller is an all-great and war hero. was the first baseball player to leave the game and enlist in the u.s. navy after the bombings at pearl harbor. the indians are pushing for president barack obama to recognize feller's courage and patriotism by honoring feller with the medal of freedom award. >> it was all about the country. he took probably more pride in his role in the navy and serving our country than he did as a ba

this morning irs has a warn, con artists are posing aas the irs and trying to get their hands on your money. they can do their dirty work just about anywhere with a phone. listen to a phone call a bay area woman. >> hello, this call is an official final notice from the irs. the irs is filing a lawsuit against you. >> fake irs calls like this one are surging across the county and the country. since october 2013, the agent launched almost 5 million contacts from the scammers. remember the irs will never demand payment on the phone. >>> let's turn things over to leigh spann for weather and traffic on the 8s. >> when you step outside this morning, it feels spring-like. remember, we might have an early spring but the warm long so don't listen to punxsutawney phil too much. temperatures this morning are in the 70s by 95 k. 80 at 3:00 p.m., that's well above average. and in the mid-70s with only a 10% rain chance today. a 70% chance thursday. it's clear for friday but not for long. saturday starts out dry before another system brings a 40% rain chance saturday night into sunday. and that's t

the irs says watch out. if you get two letters back saying you double filed because someone might have filed in your name, identity theft case. that could happen as well. >> real quick, quick stories of scams you have seen happening here in the bay area this tax season? >> the biggest one is the phone calls. the irs scam. it's way top. list. one in four of the scams we are getting into the scam tracker system is the irs scam. it's obviously with tax season rolling around, this is the biggest happening right now. what's gonna happen is the phone calls. so it will be someone calling saying they are with the irs and they claim you owe an outstanding balance and if you don't pay it up they will throw you in jail. >> they want the cash? >> through the phone, because we want that immediacy thing. they want to get in and out. they want to scam and go to the next person. >> hang up. look up the number to the irs and call that number. not the one in your phone? >> yes. they he can spoof -- they can spoof those number

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. >>> meehan joined police officials in ridley township to warn consumers about these irs scams.oth of our having timms live in ridley and over the past month or sing. >> , we've taken upwards of 50 or 60 calls from concerned residents of our municipality dealing with this irs exam. >> reporter: go to fox29.com we will link you to the information you need to avoid being ripped off. we do not need my more reasons to hate tax season. dawn. >> no, we don't, bruce. thank you. >>> more people in pennsylvania have tested positive for the zika virus. why that number may sky rocket soon. >> and could the flooring in your home be giving you cancer why the cdc says the flooring sold at lumber liquidators is more dangerous than previously thought. howard? down here in clearwater, florida, the phillies veterans are supposed to report but not all of them are here. we'll talk about it coming up in sports. your daughter wants to stay organic. your husband wants to stay free from artificial ingredients. you want to stay free from artificial preservatives. and your debit card wants to stay on a d