These scams usually come via email with catchy subject lines like "Unclaimed Refund" or "Tax Refund Payment," often with a ...
We have a warning about a rise in tax-related scams. One scam involves the recovery rebate credit. In 2023, the most recent year we have data for, Americans lost $5.5 billion dollars to tax scams. And ...
"Smishing" is a scam method that uses text messages to trick people into giving away sensitive information that could lead to ...
Tax season can be stressful on its own, but scammers make it even more challenging with increasingly sophisticated tactics.
Scammers may contact their target by phone and some scams rely on the capabilities of smartphones to access the internet to ...
Thieves take advantage of news events and your desire for a big tax refund to steal your identity and your money.
Scams continue to be a problem and a worsening one, with "no immediate resolution in sight," the advocate service said. Criminals are getting more sophisticated, and the IRS often is slow to ...