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Irs FRAUD how do i report it and what will they do?

A friend of mines mom has been claiming her children for eight years, and they have never lived with there grandma. my friend is claiming foodstamps on the kids and they live with her, and they are laughing about it recieve over 12,000 dollars for the past eight years in unearned child tax credits. and this is a slap in the face to all the hard working people in america who pay there taxes. so how do i report it and what will happen if i report this???

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Contact the IRS and ask for the appropriate department. Give them the particulars such as the person's name, address etc and details of your complaint. You do not have to identify yourself. If they see merit in the complaint they will put an investigator on the case and put the person under surveillance. Whether there will be charges and penalties levied is up to the IRS. You are doing the right thing

  • 5 years ago

    There is a form IRS 3949A that can be used to report fraud. If the info proves correct you get a reward of 20% of the tax due as payment for the tip.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Call up the state welfare or foodstamp office and the IRS and turn them in. These criminals will loose their stolen benefits and probably have to pay a huge fat fine, possibly even serve jail time. This is a wretched, vile crime, to steal benefits that are intended for the poor and needy.

  • Stuart
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    If you report the fraud to the IRS, you will get a reward of up to 10 percent of the unpaid taxes, and if you report the food stamp fraud to the police, you get to see her face on the front page as she's led off to jail.

    Make the call.

    -Stuart

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  • jojo
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    go to the IRS website I believe they have a link for fraud what a shame so many people take advantage of the system and the people who need it cant get it!

  • 1 decade ago

    Got to the IRS website at irs.gov

  • 1 decade ago

    I dont agree with what your friend is doing at all. It makes it harder for people who really need these benefits to receive them. But if this girl is your friend why are you trying to get her jail time?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    call the 1 800 number and tell them about it just to let you know they will be most likely going to jail....

  • 1 decade ago

    call the irs up and give them her ssn and address and stuff like that. tell them all you know and your name and addy they may give you a percentage of what they get.

  • 1 decade ago

    probably a letter to their audit unit with as much specific detail as you can provide

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