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County residents are warned by RBC sheriff and IRS about scam

RBC I Aggressive and threatening phone calls by criminals impersonating IRS agents remain near the top of the annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams for the 2015 filing season, the Internal Revenue Service announced Monday, and Rio Blanco County Sheriff Anthony Mazzola said county residents should also beware of the scam here.

There has been a surge in IRS phone scams in recent months as scam artists threaten police arrest, deportation, license revocation and…