Sheriff’s office warns residents of tax return scams Apr 19, 2015 Apr 19, 2015 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Franklin County Sheriff's Office wants to make residents aware of scams involving IRS tax returns.kAm%96 D96C:77VD @77:46 92D C646:G65 ?F>6C@FD C6A@CED E92E H96? :?5:G:5F2=D 2EE6>AE65 E@ 7:=6 E96:C E2I C6EFC?D[ E96J H6C6 :?7@C>65 3J E96 x#$ E92E 2 E2I C6EFC? FE:=:K:?8 E96:C D@4:2= D64FC:EJ ?F>36C 925 2=C625J 366? 7:=65[ 244@C5:?8 E@ r2AE] |2C< %@C36CE]k^AmkAmQ%9:D EJA6 @7 :56?E:EJ E967E 92D 364@>6 2 ?2E:@?2= AC@3=6>[Q %@C36CE D2:5] Q%2I\C6=2E65 :56?E:EJ E967E @44FCD H96? D@>6@?6 FD6D 2 DE@=6? $@4:2= $64FC:EJ ?F>36C E@ 7:=6 2 E2I C6EFC? E@ 4=2:> 2 7C2F5F=6?E C67F?5]Qk^Am kAmp E2IA2J6CVD $@4:2= $64FC:EJ ?F>36C 42? 36 DE@=6? 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