Client Relationships Make Your Clients Aware: W-2 Email Scam Resurfaces Read the Article Open Share Drawer Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Written by Intuit Accountants Team Modified Oct 17, 2017 0 min read The W-2 email scam that threatened the nation last year has resurfaced, according to the IRS. Just last year, cybercriminals posed as corporate officers to lure payroll and human resource staff into providing them with employee names, Social Security numbers (SSNs) and income information, which they would then use to try to file fraudulent tax returns for tax refunds. We encourage you to advise your clients to carefully look at any strange requests or behavior from sources who ask for Forms W-2 or SSNs. For more information, read the full IRS bulletin. Previous Post Tech Tools to be More (or Sometimes Less) Connected to… Next Post Helping Your Self-Employed and On-Demand Clients Implement a Great Financial… Written by Intuit Accountants Team The Intuit® Accountants team provides ProConnect™ Tax, Lacerte® Tax, ProSeries® Tax, and add-on software and services to enable workflow for its customers. Visit us at https://proconnect.intuit.com, or follow us on Twitter @IntuitAccts. More from Intuit Accountants Team Comments are closed. Browse Related Articles Webinars Tax Resolution, Protection Plus: Feb. 20 Webinars ProConnect™ Tax Training Series Webinars Intuit Tax Advisor: Feb. 25 Practice Management ProSeries® Tax spotlight: Jamie O’Kane, CPA, CTC Webinars Practical Security Checklist: Feb. 18 Practice Management Lacerte® Tax spotlight: Dawn Brolin, CPE, CFE Practice Management Trends and changes for best practices in your firm Tax Law and News February 2025 tax and compliance deadlines Tax Law and News California wildfire victims qualify for tax relief Practice Management 5 ways to prep students for a results-driven profession