警告！与 IRS W-8BEN 表格相关的新型诈骗
Warning! New Scam Related to IRS Form W-8BEN美国国税局（IRS）最近警告了针对国际纳税人的新骗局。犯罪分子使用虚假的美国国税局W-8BEN表格从受害者处获得详细的个人身份证明和银行账户信息。
这是骗局的工作原理：
[*]犯罪分子邮寄或传真信函表明，虽然个人免于扣缴和报告所得税，但他们需要填写W-8BEN表格的虚假版本来验证其信息。
[*]收件人被要求传回信息。
[*]于是罪犯获得了受害者的个人和银行账户信息。
W-8BEN表格是什么以及其用途？
W-8BEN表是合法的美国税务表格，通常用于声明外国的个人免税，例如美国和国际学生的母国之间有税务条约。
W-8BEN表格一般由外国人向扣税代理人（如UW）或银行提交。这不是直接送给予国税局的表格。
过去，犯罪分子以非美国居民为对象，利用该表格窃取护照号码和PIN密码等个人信息。
[*]合法的IRS W-8BEN表格不会要求提供这些信息。
[*]IRS不会直接联系纳税人提交W-8BEN表格;这一过程通常由扣缴义务人和金融机构完成。
[*]假冒的信件或传真也会提到W9095表格，该表格不存在。
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关于近期有人冒充警方进行诈骗的提示
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently warned of a new scam aimed at international taxpayers. Criminals use a fake IRS Form W-8BEN to get detailed personal identification and bank account information from victims.
Here’s how the scam works:
[*]Criminals mail or fax a letter indicating that although individuals are exempt from withholding and reporting income tax, they need to authenticate their information by filling out a phony version of Form W-8BEN.
[*]Recipients are requested to fax the information back.
[*]Then the criminals have access to victims' personal and bank account information.
What is Form W-8BEN and when is it really used?
The Form W-8BEN is a legitimate U.S. tax-related form that is often used to claim exemption from tax withholding by foreign individuals, such as when there are tax treaties between the U.S. and an international student's home country.
The Form W-8BEN is generally provided by foreign individuals to withholding agents (like UW) or banks. It is not a form given directly to the IRS.
In the past, criminals have targeted nonresidents in the U.S. using the form to steal personal details such as passport numbers and PIN codes.
[*]The legitimate IRS Form W-8BEN does not ask for any of that information.
[*]The IRS will not contact taxpayers directly to request a Form W-8BEN; this process is generally done by withholding agents and financial institutions.
[*]The phony letter or fax also refers to a Form W9095, which does not exist.
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