The Internal Revenue Service is warning business owners about an email scam underway involving criminals posing as company officers and requesting copies of W-2 forms from payroll and HR departments.
This scam is known as “spoofing,” and it’s a variation on the typical phishing email, using the actual name of a company official to make the email appear legitimate. The ruse aims to get Social Security numbers and other sensitive information about employees. Then the information is used to file…
The Internal Revenue Service is warning business owners about an email scam underway involving criminals posing as company officers and requesting copies of W-2 forms from payroll and HR departments.
This scam is known as “spoofing,” and it’s a variation on the typical phishing email, using the actual name of a company official to make the email appear legitimate. The ruse aims to get Social Security numbers and other sensitive information about employees. Then the information is used to file…