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Beware Of This IRS Tax Scam, Police Warn Beware Of This IRS Tax Scam, Police Warn
Beware Of This IRS Tax Scam, Police Warn Officials with the New Canaan Police Department are warning employers and employees in Fairfield County to be aware of opportunistic IRS scammers who may attempt to scam residents in the area. In an alert issued on Monday, the department warned residents that “as you may be preparing and filing tax returns, be aware of IRS scammers,” who may attempt to intimidate vulnerable people over the phone with threats of arrest if one doesn’t pay with an iTunes gift card. Police said that under no circumstance should one provide a potential caller with any personal information and that one should han…

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by Zak Failla
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Police: Former Tax Preparer Used Six Fake Identities To Keep Lights On Police: Former Tax Preparer Used Six Fake Identities To Keep Lights On
Police: Former Tax Preparer Used Six Fake Identities To Keep Lights On BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A former tax preparer with a criminal history was arrested Tuesday after police said she stole United Illuminating service for years using stolen identities from victims as far away as Alabama and Kentucky. Sharonda Chisholm-Ferguson, 63, of Bridgeport, was charged with third-degree larceny, third-degree identity theft and two counts of second-degree larceny, police said. She was taken into custody at 6:15 a.m. after she returned a work vehicle to a North Avenue parking lot. A fraud protection investigator for the electric company told police that power to Chisholm-Ferg…

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by Meredith Guinness