The sender might also attempt to threaten someone with false legal or criminal charges for tax fraud. While receiving such a text or email from an unrecognizable sender may cause alarm ...

Tax scammers may try to reach you in a number of different ways — from lookalike emails, texts or phone calls impersonating ...

have been impacted by a tax scam at some point, according to a recent McAfee survey. One of the easiest ways to avoid getting scammed is to ignore urgent-looking text or email messages that claim ...

With peak tax filing season underway, the IRS is warning people about scams. Topping the list are phishing scams where fraudsters pose as legitimate organizations. Unsolicited texts or emails are ...

“This time of year, some may try scams by posing as tax agency representatives. If you ever doubt the authenticity of a text, email, or phone call claiming to be from FTB, IRS, or any other ...