Property tax scam targeting Idaho homeowners – East Idaho News

BOISE (KIVI) – The Idaho Lawyer Basic’s workplace and Idaho State Tax Fee are warning Idahoans a couple of new rip-off concentrating on Idaho owners.

Should you acquired a flyer asking you to name an 800-number at no cost assist, it’s a rip-off and Idaho officers are warning you to not fall for it and to guard your private info.

“It does look comparatively official so it does seem to be it’s coming from a reliable authorities company and on this case, it isn’t so we actually encourage you to not name the quantity,” Idaho State Tax Fee Program Specialist Pam Waters mentioned.

The pretend flyer circulating round states you can cut back your property taxes by $15,000 should you name the quantity, however it’s pretend, based on the Idaho State Tax Fee and Lawyer Basic’s workplace.

“The flyer is an try and get private info from Idahoans. It accommodates inaccurate particulars concerning the state’s property tax discount program,” mentioned Lawyer Basic Lawrence Wasden.

“It has a telephone quantity for them to name to get a property tax rebate and telling them a submitting deadline for a program we do have however doesn’t meet that sort of standards,” Waters mentioned. “We’ve a daily property tax discount program extra generally referred to as a circuit breaker for many who have been on it for a very long time. It’s an income-based program for individuals over the age of 65 or disabled so there’s an revenue part to that and we do get proprietary info from that program which is why that is so alarming.”

Should you do get a flyer like this, name your county assessor’s workplace to substantiate or shred it.