LEWISTON — An Auburn police detective is expected to testify Wednesday before a congressional committee about a phone scam targeting the elderly. Jason Moore, who has been with the Auburn Police Department since 1998, prepared remarks for the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, for which Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is chairwoman. She invited Moore […]
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Auburn residents warned of phony IRS calls
AUBURN — A local resident was bilked out of thousands of dollars by a phone scam, police said. The victim told authorities that a male caller claiming to be an agent from the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Department phoned several times. The caller claimed to be investigating an issue in which the victim owed […]
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Dixfield police report increase in scam calls
DIXFIELD — The Police Department responded to 31 calls for service from Feb. 23 to March 6, including some phone scams, Chief Jeff Howe said Friday morning. “We’ve been getting buried with fraudulent phone calls, ranging from IRS scams to fake winnings scams,” he said. He attributed the volume to tax return season. The IRS […]
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Maine AG warns about IRS scams
AUGUSTA — Callers pretending to be from the IRS are trying to trick Mainers into sending them money, Maine Attorney General Janet Mills warned Monday. The AG’s Office and the Federal Trade Commission have gotten thousands of complaints about one kind of scammer in particular, IRS imposters. It works like this, according to the AG’s […]
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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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150 doctors targeted for tax fraud in NH, Vt.
CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen has asked the Secret Service and Internal Revenue Service to investigate reports of tax fraud affecting more than 150 doctors and health care providers in the state and in Vermont. The medical societies in both states say Social Security numbers have been stolen and used to file […]
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River Valley fire chiefs say federal insurance mandate doesn’t apply to their departments
RUMFORD — Chiefs of local volunteer fire departments in the River Valley region said they were either unaware of the Affordable Care Act ambiguity that affects volunteer firefighters or not concerned with it. According to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare), employers with more than 50 full-time employees (or their […]
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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 […]
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IRS warns of scam
The IRS is warning the public about a phone scam that targets people across the nation, including recent immigrants. Callers claiming to be from the IRS tell intended victims they owe taxes and must pay using a prepaid debit card or wire transfer. The scammers threaten those who refuse to pay with arrest, deportation or […]
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IRS issues tax rules for married gay couples
WASHINGTON — The government on Thursday said that all legally married gay couples will be able to file joint federal tax returns even if they reside in states that do not recognize same-sex marriages. The decision came in rules issued by the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service designed to implement the tax aspects […]