IRS warns Internet scam offering free tax software

The Internal Revenue Service on Friday warned of Internet scam artists trying to obtain people’s bank account numbers and other information by posing as a participant in a program offering free tax preparation software to low- and middle-income taxpayers.

The tax agency said in a statement that the IRS’s Web site, www.irs.gov, is the only way to access the Free File program, and that taxpayers should avoid other Web sites claiming to be part of the program.

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