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Re:IRS sends warning letters to more than 10k cryptocurrency... by yeezyseezy on Friday July 26, 2019 @05:18PM (#20538410)
Worth noting that the IRS will not call without having sent a letter first
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Re:IRS sends warning letters to more than 10k cryptocurrency... by jmspring on Friday July 26, 2019 @05:30PM (#20538510)
And realistically, they send a letter. They then follow up with a certified letter. Then they may move on to other means.
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Re:IRS sends warning letters to more than 10k cryptocurrency... by anonymous5133 on Friday July 26, 2019 @05:39PM (#20538586)
New scams have been sending fake letters claiming to be from the irs.
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Re:IRS sends warning letters to more than 10k cryptocurrency... by enobrev on Friday July 26, 2019 @06:01PM (#20538732)
I haven't seen the letters. Isn't that considered a federal crime since it's fraud via the US Postal Service?
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Re:IRS sends warning letters to more than 10k cryptocurrency... by londons_explore on Friday July 26, 2019 @06:46PM (#20539019)
The letters are carefully worded to not actually claim to be from the IRS.

They're 'offering IRS guidance' or from the 'department of taxation'

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Re:IRS sends warning letters to more than 10k cryptocurrency... by blhack on Friday July 26, 2019 @06:21PM (#20538869)
Isn't it fraud already a federal crime?
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Re:IRS sends warning letters to more than 10k cryptocurrency... by garmaine on Friday July 26, 2019 @06:34PM (#20538952)
Federal? No. You defraud someone and it is state, local, or even civil.. unless circumstance (e.g. via mail) makes it a federal offense.
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Re:IRS sends warning letters to more than 10k cryptocurrency... by blhack on Friday July 26, 2019 @06:43PM (#20538997)
What about if you defraud somebody by pretending to be the IRS?
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Re:IRS sends warning letters to more than 10k cryptocurrency... by ISL on Friday July 26, 2019 @07:25PM (#20539205)
Probably a federal crime.
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Re:IRS sends warning letters to more than 10k cryptocurrency... by mehrdadn on Friday July 26, 2019 @05:43PM (#20538612)
Whoa, that's a thing now? How prevalent is it?
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