The IRS has issued an “extra caution” warning about multiple scams involving tax refunds and pandemic-related payment schemes that are seeking to defraud taxpayers and illegally obtain sensitive information.
“The Internal Revenue Service warned taxpayers today to be on the lookout for a summer surge of tax scams as identity thieves continue pounding out a barrage of email and text messages promising tax refunds or offers to help ‘fix’ tax problems,” said the agency in a July 21 press release. The latest set of scams touches on multiple topics like Economic Impact Payments, tax refunds, and potential IRS bans.
