Don’t be fooled by these 3 nasty tax scams

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Webroot.com. Slash, Kim. April Fools, more like April Scams, and this is no joke. Every year, the IRS releases its dirty dozen, the 12 nastiest tax scams targeting you. Here are the top three. Number one, fake IRS texts and emails. Scammers send terrifying messages about suspended accounts or back taxes owed. There's a QR code, don't touch it. The IRS will never cold text or email you ever. Number two, viral tax hacks on social media. That genius trick your nephew shared, the IRS is watching. We're talking audits, massive penalties, even criminal charges. You are legally responsible for every line on that return. And finally, ghost preparers. They file your taxes, pocket your money, and then disappear. You're left holding the bag alone, facing the IRS. Don't be their next victim. Get my newsletter at getkim.com. Next up, a call from my weekend show, The Kim Kumando Show. Enjoy. Every business is asking the same question. How do we make AI work for us? 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Detective Allen in Little Rock, Arkansas. Hello there, detective. Hi, welcome. Hi, welcome, Kim. Good, what's going on? Not much. I heard of that young lady last Sunday talking about AI driver's licenses. There's websites out there that you can get on. They're not on a dark web. And you can order any driver's license that will be approved from any state you want. They'll tell you how much they cost. Some cases involving those and involving new car sales and dealerships. So these are fake IDs that you can buy. Yes, yes. And you know what, you sent me a note. I looked at, I don't want you to say the name of the website on the error, but I clicked that link and point, they look good. Oh, they were good. There's two or three of those sites. How is this? And you're not on a dark web. How is this illegal, legally online? If I started a website, heroin.com, and I was like, hey, I'll deliver heroin right to your front door, they shut me down. Well, because they were not in this country. So it's hard to shut them down. Oh, so if I'm gonna sell heroin, I need to sell it from another country. Thank you for the tip. Gosh. We're trying to do better with him. We are, we've been working with him. He is on a performance improvement plan. Just a PIP plan. How much are they? They're like 110 bucks, right? That's it? Yeah, that's it. I mean, when we were in high school trying to get a fake ID, I think I paid 50 bucks then. Yeah, but it was $50, but your picture was just duct taped to the front of someone else's license. There is that, there is that. So in your detective work, have you come across a case where it was like, wow, this was really bad? Somebody's using a fake ID? Yes, I've worked, new car sales, over the internet, where these driver's licenses were emailed or faxed to the car dealerships. Credit was approved and how the 10 dealerships, one car was actually shipped for $50,000. Oh my gosh. You know, it's, I'll tell you, when you look at these IDs, it looks like a real, it does. I mean, I don't know what it looks like when you can't get it, but I was looking online. You know, here in Arizona, we have that little hologram thing going on. It's on there? It's on there. Shut them down. I know, it's nuts. Hey detective, thanks for joining the show today. Hey, wanna stay in the tech now without wasting your time? Join nearly a million folks who get my free newsletter, The Current, where you'll see the latest in tech in just five minutes every single day. You're just gonna love it. It has a five out of five star rating over on Trustpilot. Sign up right now at getkim.com. That's getkim.com.