W-2 Phishing Scam: Are You Impacted?

On February 2, 2017, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued an urgent alert regarding a Form W-2 email phishing scam and a wire transfer scam, both of which are impacting a variety of sectors, including the nonprofit sector.

The alert describes the different techniques employed by the scammers and identifies certain actions that may be taken to protect against such scams. Click here to read the full alert.

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For questions, please contact Patrica Spiccia at (312) 715-5284/patricia.spiccia@quarles.com, Janice E. Rodgers at (312) 715-5034/janice.rodgers@quarles.com or your Quarles & Brady attorney.