which is an online scam that appears to come from an official source, and this type of fraud could be on the rise during the tax season that began on January 27 and will end on April 15. The IRS ...

You receive a text from what appears to be the IRS. The text claims that you’re eligible to receive a $1,400 Economic Impact Payment and that you should provide your personal information. The scammer ...

How the scam works You receive a text from what appears to be the IRS. The text claims that you’re eligible to receive a $1,400 Economic Impact Payment and that you should provide your personal ...

It appears that millions of taxpayers will still have a free option to file their taxes online through the Internal Revenue Service this season.

NEW YORK (PIX11) – As tax season is underway, the IRS is warning against the latest text scam appearing on the phones of New Yorkers. In a Facebook post, the IRS warned that text messages are ...

Here are a few common scams to watch out for. Scammers often call, claiming to be IRS agents and demanding immediate payment for back taxes. These impostors threaten fines or arrest if the target ...

One example of such a scam message claims it's from the IRS and that you are eligible to receive a $1,400 Economic Impact Payment. It says you can get the money if you reply "Y" and click the link ...

D.C. Con artists sometimes follow up scam calls with an email that uses the IRS logo, colors, and official-sounding language. The real IRS will never demand immediate payment, require a specific ...

Tero Vesalainen/GETTY Newsweek has contacted the IRS via email to see if it is aware of this particular scam. EIPs were made available in January 2025 to qualified taxpayers who filed a 2021 tax ...