Advisory: Phone Scams Continue to be a Serious Threat, Remain on IRS “Dirty Dozen” List of Tax Scams

Phone Scams Continue to be a Serious Threat, Remain on IRS Dirty Dozen 
 List of Tax Scams for the 2016 Filing Season

https://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/Phone-Scams-Continue-to-be-a-Serious-Threat,-Remain-on-IRS-Dirty-Dozen-List-of-Tax-Scams-for-the-2016-Filing-Season

We've received numerous reports of students receiving calls from the "IRS" telling them that they owe money due to not paying taxes on student loans. These are bogus:

The IRS doesn't initiate contact with taxpayers by email, text messages or social media channels to request personal or financial information. This includes requests for PIN numbers, passwords or similar access information for credit cards, banks or other financial accounts.     (https://www.irs.gov/uac/Report-Phishing)

For tips for IRS-related phishing, visit the IRS page (https://www.irs.gov/uac/Report-Phishing) :