IRS sends warning letters to more than 10k cryptocurrency holders

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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