the irs phone scam: are you at risk?
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Every year the IRS issues warning for consumers to guard against aggressive phone scams targeting taxpayers. Pindrop Security researchers examine the complaint trends and break down the groups and counties most at risk. Read more on our blog at: http://www.pindropsecurity.com/irs-scam-who-are-the-targets/TRANSCRIPT
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THE IRS PHONE SCAM
ARE YOU AT RISK?
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BEST DRESSED MOST LIKELY TO BE A
SCAM TARGET
CLASS CLOWN
?
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PINDROP INVESTIGATES…
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MOST TARGETED US COUNTIES
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MOST TARGETED US COUNTIES
BIG CITIES
• New York• Washington, DC• Los Angeles• Miami
SMALLER COUNTIES
• Collier County, FL• Lee County, FL• Marin County, CA• Merced County, CA
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WHAT DO THESE PLACES HAVE IN COMMON?
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DEMOGRAPHICS
County State # Complaints
Total Pop
Foreign-born Pop
% Foreign-born
New York NY 3087 1619090 455248 28.51
Los Angeles
CA 2094 9962789 3473930 35.30
Miami-Dade FL 735 2591035 1286234 51.20
Collier FL 754 332427 74640 23.07
Marin CA 817 256069 48375 19.14
Merced CA 585 262305 64622 25.20
Lee FL 1908 645293 93889 15.04
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High concentrations of immigrants correspond
with most targeted
US counties
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CONCLUSION:If you live in an area with a large immigrant population,
be on the lookout for the IRS phone scam
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