article_snippet: Fake IRS agents have now targeted more than 366,000 people with harassing phone calls demanding payments and threatening jail as part of a huge nationwide tax scam that has cost taxpayers $15.5 million.
article_snippet: With tax season in full swing, the IRS is warning taxpayers about a huge nationwide scam in which fake the IRS agents call people on the phone, demand payments and threaten people with jail if people don't pay.
article_snippet: Some tips from the IRS to void a scam: .
article_snippet: If you get a phone call from someone claiming to be from the IRS and asking for money, here's what the IRS says you should do: .
article_snippet: two people in Florida were accused of being part of a scam that involved people in call centers in India contacting U.S. taxpayers and pretending to be the IRS agents. '
article_snippet: Tax scams often increase during filing season.
article_snippet: As part of the scam, fake the IRS agents call taxpayers, claim fake IRS agents owe taxes, and demand payment using a prepaid debit card or a wire transfer.
article_snippet: If someone calls unexpectedly claiming to be from IRS with aggressive threats if you do not pay immediately, it is a scam artist calling.
highlights_snippet: Fake the IRS agents have now targeted more than 366,000 people with harassing phone calls demanding payments and threatening jail .
  
highlights_snippet: Part of a huge nationwide tax scam that has cost taxpayers $15.5 million .