Spring is in the air—and that means one thing: it’s tax season. Scammers know that this time of year can put even the most organized among us on edge, and they have no problem taking advantage of the stress of navigating your tax return to trick you into handing over your private information or money. In this newsletter, we’ve rounded up the tax scams you need to keep an eye out for, as well as a few other ways fraudsters are posing as government officials.
Tax-related scams have existed for nearly as long as taxes themselves have been around, but they constantly evolve in order to keep hoodwinking their victims. Here, we take a closer look at some of the most common tax scams recently reported by the IRS, so you can ensure your money is going exactly where it is supposed to.
No one likes getting summoned to jury duty—but what’s worse? Thinking you’ve missed your jury duty summons and are now in trouble. That’s the fear fraudsters are tapping into in the latest version of the jury duty phone and email scam. In this article, we share how to stay calm and identify scammers pretending to be court officials.
Got a text with a message claiming to be from the DMV? Pump the brakes before you click the link or follow the instructions provided, because it may be a scam. Here, we break down the latest model of DMV text scams, including how to parse fake DMV text messages from real ones (hint: the DMV will only ever send you texts about appointments, and even then, not all states’ DMVs will do this).
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