IRS warning about rise in scams with tax filing deadline approaching WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio [Video]

OHIO — This is the last weekend for people to file their taxes before April 15 and the IRS is warning that scammers are looking to advantage.

News Center 7 Consumer Reporter Xavier Hershovitz has the latest on this scam LIVE on News Center 7′s Daybreak.

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Experts say all the technology being used to file taxes could make it easier for these scammers.

Hershovitz reports that filing electronically is the best way to do your taxes but there are some warnings you should know.

Eva Velasquez is the president and CEO of Identity Theft Resource Center, a non-profit that provides resources to victims of scams.

She says that the IRS is warning taxpayers to watch out for fake letters asking recipients to provide personal information to receive an unclaimed refund.

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