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Scammers posing as IRS seeking to defraud taxpayers

Money is tight and scammers are taking advantage of that. The Federal Trade Commission says Americans lost $5.8 billion to fraud, with many criminals posing as the Internal Revenue Service. CBS News reporter Jill Schlesinger has the best ways to protect yourself.
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