IRS is sounding the alarm. Millions of Americans face rising risks of identity theft and tax-related scams this Christmas season. Holiday shopping combined with the approach of tax season creates a ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — A common tax scam is to get someone’s Social Security number, name and file the tax return on their behalf and then intercept the tax refund. Victims don’t find ...

With millions of Americans sharing personal and financial information, tax season is a prime time for scammers to steal not just your refund but also your identity, experts say. Underscoring the ...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is warning Americans to stay vigilant about scammers during the holiday season. Since the holidays are the peak shopping season, online frauds tend to occur more ...

The IRS flagged more than 1 million tax returns for potential identity theft during the 2023 tax season, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, signaling that such fraud continues to be a ...

For the first time, AI-generated fraud schemes dominate the IRS's annual warning list - and taxpayers with unresolved ...

With the tax deadline nearing, scams are on the rise. On April 2, the FBI put out an alert warning the public about “criminal actors stealing U.S. taxpayer identities to file false tax returns and ...

Tax-related identity fraud is a significant threat. In 2023 alone, the IRS flagged a whopping 1.1 million tax returns for potential fraudulent activity, stopping over $105.3 million in illegal returns ...

TAMPA, Fla. - As the April 15 tax deadline approaches, scammers are getting more deceptive. The most common tax filing scams start with a bogus text, call or email from a crook claiming to be from the ...