Taxpayers have begun receiving Child Tax Credit (CTC) advance payments and that is why the Internal Revenue Service has asked beneficiaries to beware of scammers, who take advantage of any time to steal your money.
You must be alert if you receive any suspicious phone calls, if you receive a text message or an email that refers to the CTC and its payments. Fraudsters can also contact you through social media.
The Internal Revenue Service will never contact you by any of these means to request information or establish contact with you. They will always do it through the official channel, which is via postal mail.
“The IRS is not going to leave you recorded, urgent or threatening messages. For example, if you receive a voicemail saying that an arrest warrant is going to be issued against you, that is not the IRS, ”the tax agency explains in a video.
The IRS announced that monthly payments were only going to be made by direct deposit, check or debit cards, so you must be aware of taking care of your money, thieves are always on the lookout.
One of the main suspicions is when they offer to help you speed up payments to receive more than your share. This is not real, no institution, agency, person or organization can change the requirements stipulated by the IRS for the distribution of tax credits.
Do not forget
Do not provide personal information to anyone, not your Social Security identity numbers or your bank accounts or your credit or debit card numbers.
There is no way someone else can help you improve the credits you are applying for. Even if they tell you that they are certified experts. Run away from these people.
Don’t accept money transfers which is allegedly related to the Tax Credit for Children through gift cards, cryptocurrencies or even online transactions.
The IRS remembers that it takes into account 2019 and / or 2020 tax returns to determine the eligibility of individuals and their corresponding amount of the 2021 Child Tax Credit.
You do not need to do anything else, just have sent your tax return to the IRS, who will process payments automatically.
If you want to know more about scams related to CTC and other tax credits, visit the site irs.gov/scams.
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