IRS reports significant increase in texting scams; warns taxpayers to remain vigilant
The Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers of a recent increase in IRS-themed texting scams aimed at stealing personal and financial information. So far in 2022, the IRS has identified and reported thousands of fraudulent domains tied to multiple MMS/SMS/text scams (known as smishing) targeting taxpayers. In recent months, and especially in the last few […]
How to spot phony IRS scams
If you were to receive an out-of-the-blue phone call from someone claiming to be from the IRS, what would you do? If they said you owed back taxes, and they needed to verify your personal information, such as your full name, address, date of birth, and Social Security number, would you give it to them? […]