16.3.15
Scam Phone Calls Continue; IRS Identifies Five Easy Ways to Spot Suspicious Calls
Scam Phone Calls Continue; IRS Identifies
Five Easy Ways to Spot Suspicious Calls
IR-2014-84, Aug. 28, 2014
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service issued a consumer alert today providing taxpayers with additional tips to protect themselves from telephone scam artists calling and pretending to be with the IRS.
These callers may demand money or may say you have a refund due and try to trick you into sharing private information. These con artists can sound convincing when they call. They may know a lot about you, and they usually alter the caller ID to make it look like the IRS is calling. They use fake names and bogus IRS identification badge numbers. If you don’t answer, they often leave an “urgent” callback request.
“These telephone scams are being seen in every part of the country, and we urge people not to be deceived by these threatening phone calls,” IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said. “We have formal processes in place for people with tax issues. The IRS respects taxpayer rights, and these angry, shake-down calls are not how we do business.”
The IRS reminds people that they can know pretty easily when a supposed IRS caller is a fake. Here are five things the scammers often do but the IRS will not do. Any one of these five things is a tell-tale sign of a scam. The IRS will never:
Call to demand immediate payment, nor will we call about taxes owed without first having mailed you a bill..
Demand that you pay taxes without giving you the opportunity to question or appeal the amount they say you owe.
Require you to use a specific payment method for your taxes, such as a prepaid debit card.
Ask for credit or debit card numbers over the phone.
Threaten to bring in local police or other law-enforcement groups to have you arrested for not paying.
If you get a phone call from someone claiming to be from the IRS and asking for money, here’s what you should do:
If you know you owe taxes or think you might owe, call the IRS at 1.800.829.1040. The IRS workers can help you with a payment issue.
If you know you don’t owe taxes or have no reason to believe that you do, report the incident to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) at 1.800.366.4484 or at www.tigta.gov.
You can file a complaint using the FTC Complaint Assistant; choose “Other” and then “Imposter
Scams.” If the complaint involves someone impersonating the IRS, include the words “IRS
Telephone Scam” in the notes.
Remember, too, the IRS does not use unsolicited email, text messages or any social media to discuss your personal tax issue. For more information on reporting tax scams, go to www.irs.gov and type “scam” in the search box.
Additional information about tax scams are available on IRS social media sites, including YouTube and Tumblr where people can search “scam” to find all the scam-related posts.
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Estafa de Llamadas Continúa; IRS Identifica Cinco Maneras Fáciles de Detectar una Llamada Sospechosa
IR-2014-84SP, 28 de agosto de 2014
WASHINGTON — El Servicio de Impuestos Internos (IRS) emitió hoy una alerta al consumidor proporcionando a los contribuyentes consejos adicionales para protegerse de estafadores que llaman por teléfono haciéndose pasar por el IRS.
Estas llamadas pueden exigir dinero o pueden decir que tiene un reembolso pendiente e intentar engañarle para que comparta información privada. Estos estafadores pueden sonar convincentes al llamar. Puede que sepan mucho sobre usted, y generalmente alteran el identificador de llamadas para que parezca que el IRS está llamando. Usan nombres falsos y falsos números de placa de identificación del IRS. Si usted no responde, a menudo dejan un pedido para que usted devuelva su llamada "urgentemente".
"Se ven estas estafas telefónicas en todas partes del país, e instamos a las personas a que no se dejen engañar por estas llamadas telefónicas amenazadoras", dijo el Comisionado del IRS John Koskinen. "Tenemos procesos formales establecidos para las personas con asuntos de impuestos. El IRS respeta los derechos de los contribuyentes y estas llamadas furiosas sacándole dinero no son la manera en que trabajamos".
El IRS recuerda a las personas que pueden saber fácilmente cuando una supuesta llamada del IRS es falsa. Aquí hay cinco cosas que los estafadores a menudo hacen pero que no hará el IRS. Cualquiera de estas cinco cosas es una señal que revela una estafa. El IRS no:
Lo llamará sobre impuestos que usted adeuda sin antes enviarle un aviso oficial por correo.
Exigirá que usted pague impuestos sin darle la oportunidad de cuestionar o apelar la cantidad que dicen que adeuda.
Requerirá que usted use un método de pago específico para sus impuestos, tal como una tarjeta de débito prepago.
Solicitará números de tarjetas de crédito o débito por teléfono.
Lo amenazará con traer a la policía local u otros organismos encargados del cumplimiento de la ley para arrestarlo por no pagar.
Si usted recibe una llamada telefónica de alguien que dice ser del IRS y pidiéndole dinero, aquí está lo que debería hacer:
Si usted sabe que debe impuestos o cree que los adeuda, llame al IRS al 1-800-829-1040. Los empleados del IRS pueden ayudarle con un tema de pago.
Si sabe que no adeuda impuestos ni tiene razón alguna para creer que los adeuda, reporte el incidente al Inspector General del Tesoro para la Administración de Impuestos (TIGTA) al 1-800-366-4484 o en www.tigta.gov.
Si usted ha sido acechado por esta estafa, también debería contactar a la Comisión Federal de Comercio y usar el "Asistente de quejas de la FTC" en FTC.gov/queja. Por favor agregue "Estafa telefónica del IRS" a los comentarios de su queja.
Recuerde también que el IRS no usa email, mensajes de texto ni ningún medio social para discutir con usted sobre un tema personal de impuestos. Para más información sobre cómo reportar una estafa de impuestos, visite a www.irs.gov y escriba "estafa" en la casilla de búsqueda.
Más información acerca de estafas de impuestos está disponible a través de los sitios del IRS en los medios sociales, incluyendo YouTube www.youtube.com/IRSvideosmultilingua y Tumblr
http://internalrevenueservice.tumblr.com donde puede buscar con la clave “estafa” todos los mensajes relacionados al tema.
14.2.15
WILMAPCO - SR 141 20 Year Transportation and Land Use Plan Project Page
The Route 141 corridor is a major arterial which links City of New Castle to US 202/I-95 near Blue Ball. In many ways the road functions as a western beltway of Wilmington serving local and regional trips. Several other arterials intersect SR 141 such as Kirkwood Highway (SR 2), Concord Pike (US 202) and Newport-Gap Pike (SR 48). Land uses vary along the corridor with a mix of residential types, neighborhood shopping centers, large corporate office campuses, and institutions including a regional hospital. While much of the land adjacent to the roadway is developed, there is a significant amount of development nearby that is recorded but not built.
The objective is to study the SR 141 corridor and:
- Identify key issues, challenges, and opportunities for developing alternative transportation and land use approaches for enhancing mobility, safety, quality of life, and economic vitality in the corridor.
- Identify key issues, challenges, and opportunities for developing alternative transportation and land use approaches for enhancing mobility, safety, quality of life, and economic vitality in the corridor.
- Develop innovative approaches to managing congestion and growth along the corridor.
- Address near term and long range solutions with an emphasis on strengthening alternative travel modes and options, travel demand management, integration of sustainable transportation and land use planning
- Seek options and alternatives for promoting more sustainable patterns of development.
- Develop an annual corridor monitoring/plan implementation process
The outcome of the plan will be a consensus-based plan which will guide transportation and land use policy for the corridor over the next twenty years. Consensus building and establishment of stakeholder support for the plan is a key element in this process. This will be accomplished through a facilitated stakeholder outreach process that will include meetings and interactive workshops. Look for more details on this project in early 2015.
To learn about SR 141 meetings and workshops, please email wilmapco@wilmapco.org.
To learn about SR 141 meetings and workshops, please email wilmapco@wilmapco.org.
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Who is WILMAPCO?
The Wilmington Area Planning Council (WILMAPCO) is the regional transportation planning agency for Cecil County, Maryland and New Castle County, Delaware.
What Do We Do?
We are a federally required Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) charged with planning and coordinating how we invest federal transportation agencies, state and local governments and the public to ensure that the transportation investments we are making will satisfy the needs of our residents and employers.
Why Do You Need Us?
Our role is to educate and involve the public in the transportation decision-making and funding process. Because the transportation system is designed to serve you, we encourage you to get involved in the planning process.
What Types of Projects Do We Work On?
The transportation system encompasses:
Buses
Trains
Roads
Sidewalks
Bike paths
Greenways and More!
The Wilmington Area Planning Council (WILMAPCO) is the regional transportation planning agency for Cecil County, Maryland and New Castle County, Delaware.
What Do We Do?
We are a federally required Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) charged with planning and coordinating how we invest federal transportation agencies, state and local governments and the public to ensure that the transportation investments we are making will satisfy the needs of our residents and employers.
Why Do You Need Us?
Our role is to educate and involve the public in the transportation decision-making and funding process. Because the transportation system is designed to serve you, we encourage you to get involved in the planning process.
What Types of Projects Do We Work On?
The transportation system encompasses:
Buses
Trains
Roads
Sidewalks
Bike paths
Greenways and More!
We work on creating plans that will help you get around. Transportation helps you get to work, to school, to the store, anywhere you want to go. We need your suggestions on the transportation decisions that affect you, your family and your community.
13.2.15
Free Teen Dating Safety Workshop hosted by Healing with Horses Inc. on Saturday, February 28, 2015, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
When: Saturday, February 28, 2015, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Where: Carousel Park & Equestrian Center 3700 Limestone Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19808
Who: Girls ages 13-18
Register: Online at www.healingwithhorsesinc.org/events/ or to Leah Awitan at (302) 203-8771
If you have questions or comments, please feel free to contact S/Sgt. Mary Devine, Mounted Patrol Commander, at devine@healingwithhorsesinc.org or to her coordinator, Leah Awitan, at Awitan@healingwithhorsesinc.org (302-203-8771).
5.2.15
Lost Dog - Chihuahua named Leo from Virginia Ave
Lost dog a Chihuahua named Leo .
Leo lives on 213 Virginia Ave near Comunity Fellowship Church .
"Have you seen a black chihuahua in the neighborhood? He's missing. The dogs name is Leo. He's older, can't see very well and is not wearing a collar."
If found please call 302-588-2997 George & Eddie Diaz
9.1.15
Storm Drain Steel Cover Plate Sliped Off Over - Collapsing Storm Drain- EB 2900 Block Centre Ferris Road / Greenbank at Armstrong - at Gettier
Follow up phone call 6:09 & Plate replaced 7pm 19 Jan 2015 using the ancient Egyptian method. & half the Del-Dot crew even lives on Armstrong Ave
Thanks so much Del-Dot
Collapsing Storm Drain EB 2900 Block Centre Ferris Road / Greenbank at Armstrong - at Gettier
- Reported 28 March 2014
- Steel Cover Plate week of 15 Sept 2014
2.1.15
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