We enjoy seeing the deer...
August 2, 2014
Peek-a-boo fawn....
Dinner time
August 1, 2014
Especially when they join us for dinner...
Monday, August 04, 2014
Sunday, August 03, 2014
Magpie Tales #231 Give it a whirl.....
Elizabeth Taylor, Set of Giant, by Frank Worth
Elizabeth
She gave life more than a whirl
Fearless in love
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Once again Tess Kincaid of Magpie Tales
has challenged us with this epic image.
Have a great week everyone!
Saturday, August 02, 2014
Six Words and Sunday Shadows! August 2-3, 2014
Eerie light created by numerous wildfires....
We've had lots of lightning and consequently
there are currently multiple lightning-sparked fires
burning in Siskiyou County in both federal and state land.
There were over 955 downstrikes recorded.
Smoky light at 4:45pm August 1, 2014
Foraging Chipmunk August 1, 2014
We have not had sufficient snowpack
for at least the past 3 years.
Look at the photos below and compare.
We are in a severe drought.
Hopefully this winter we get snowed in!!!
Mt Shasta April 2012
Mt Shasta October 2013
Mt Shasta August 1, 2014
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For more Six Words go here
and here for more Sunday Shadows!
And for Pete's sake have a great day!
Friday, August 01, 2014
Dang! It's Feline Friday Already! August 1, 2014
Excuse me!
I am reading my paper
and do not like being disturbed!
Cheech reading the news....
July 24, 2014
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Thanks to Steve of BFDude for Feline Friday!
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Thanks to Steve of BFDude for Feline Friday!
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Public Service Announcement for all USA Taxpayers
This photo is blurry since it isn't the real thing-
just like the scam phone calls from Jamaica.
Read below:
NO JOKE!
Beware of Fake IRS Agents Calling
IRS Warns of Pervasive Telephone Scam
IR-2013-84, Oct. 31, 2013
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today warned consumers about a sophisticated phone scam targeting taxpayers, including recent immigrants, throughout the country.
Victims are told they owe money to the IRS and it must be paid promptly through a pre-loaded debit card or wire transfer. If the victim refuses to cooperate, they are then threatened with arrest, deportation or suspension of a business or driver’s license. In many cases, the caller becomes hostile and insulting.
“This scam has hit taxpayers in nearly every state in the country. We want to educate taxpayers so they can help protect themselves. Rest assured, we do not and will not ask for credit card numbers over the phone, nor request a pre-paid debit card or wire transfer,” says IRS Acting Commissioner Danny Werfel. “If someone unexpectedly calls claiming to be from the IRS and threatens police arrest, deportation or license revocation if you don’t pay immediately, that is a sign that it really isn’t the IRS calling.” Werfel noted that the first IRS contact with taxpayers on a tax issue is likely to occur via mail
Victims are told they owe money to the IRS and it must be paid promptly through a pre-loaded debit card or wire transfer. If the victim refuses to cooperate, they are then threatened with arrest, deportation or suspension of a business or driver’s license. In many cases, the caller becomes hostile and insulting.
“This scam has hit taxpayers in nearly every state in the country. We want to educate taxpayers so they can help protect themselves. Rest assured, we do not and will not ask for credit card numbers over the phone, nor request a pre-paid debit card or wire transfer,” says IRS Acting Commissioner Danny Werfel. “If someone unexpectedly calls claiming to be from the IRS and threatens police arrest, deportation or license revocation if you don’t pay immediately, that is a sign that it really isn’t the IRS calling.” Werfel noted that the first IRS contact with taxpayers on a tax issue is likely to occur via mail
Other characteristics of this scam include:
- Scammers use fake names and IRS badge numbers. They generally use common names and surnames to identify themselves.
- Scammers may be able to recite the last four digits of a victim’s Social Security Number.
- Scammers spoof the IRS toll-free number on caller ID to make it appear that it’s the IRS calling.
- Scammers sometimes send bogus IRS emails to some victims to support their bogus calls.
- Victims hear background noise of other calls being conducted to mimic a call site.
- After threatening victims with jail time or driver’s license revocation, scammers hang up and others soon call back pretending to be from the local police or DMV, and the caller ID supports their claim.
If you get a phone call from someone claiming to be from the IRS, here’s what you should do:
- If you know you owe taxes or you think you might owe taxes, call the IRS at 1.800.829.1040. The IRS employees at that line can help you with a payment issue – if there really is such an issue.
- If you know you don’t owe taxes or have no reason to think that you owe any taxes (for example, you’ve never received a bill or the caller made some bogus threats as described above), then call and report the incident to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 1.800.366.4484.
- If you’ve been targeted by this scam, you should also contact the Federal Trade Commission and use their “FTC Complaint Assistant” at FTC.gov. Please add "IRS Telephone Scam" to the comments of your complaint.
Taxpayers should be aware that there are other unrelated scams (such as a lottery sweepstakes) and solicitations (such as debt relief) that fraudulently claim to be from the IRS.
The IRS encourages taxpayers to be vigilant against phone and email scams that use the IRS as a lure. The IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers by email to request personal or financial information. This includes any type of electronic communication, such as text messages and social media channels. The IRS also does not ask for PINs, passwords or similar confidential access information for credit card, bank or other financial accounts. Recipients should not open any attachments or click on any links contained in the message. Instead, forward the e-mail tophishing@irs.gov.
More information on how to report phishing scams involving the IRS is available on the genuine IRS website, IRS.gov.
More information on how to report phishing scams involving the IRS is available on the genuine IRS website, IRS.gov.
You can reblog the IRS tax scam alert via Tumblr.
Related Item: IRS Warns of New Email Phishing Scheme Falsely Claiming to be from the Taxpayer Advocate Service
Page Last Reviewed or Updated: 02-Apr-2014
Sunday, July 27, 2014
Magpie #230
Berlin's Neues Museum photo
provided by Tess Kincaid
Nefertiti
Ageless beauty in the wrong city
Great Royal Wife
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Here's another interesting story about Nefertiti.
And you can go here to see more Magpie Tales
Have a great week!
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