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Tax scams are on the rise. Here's what to know
The Federal Trade Commission reports a rise in AI-enabled IRS impersonation scams using robocalls, texts, and phishing emails targeting U.S. taxpayers this tax season.
- The Federal Trade Commission warned that tax-related scams involving robocalls, texts, and phishing emails are increasing this season, likely accelerated by artificial intelligence targeting taxpayers nationwide.
- Scammers increasingly leverage artificial intelligence to impersonate the Internal Revenue Service, sending urgent, threatening messages demanding immediate payment while the IRS emphasizes it will never contact taxpayers directly by text or phone.
- Kathy Stokes, director of fraud prevention, urges victims to "go to the source" rather than interacting with suspicious messages, warning that clicking links can capture personal data.
- Identity theft remains a primary risk as criminals use stolen Social Security numbers to file fraudulent returns before victims discover the fraud, a situation Eva Velasquez, CEO of the Identity Theft Resource Center, describes as a "deluge of scams."
- Victims discovering fraudulent filings should report the incident to the IRS immediately and utilize identity theft protection services, experts recommend, to maintain vigilance against increasingly sophisticated fraud attempts.
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Tax scams are on the rise. Here's what to know
Robocalls, texts, and phishing emails from scammers are up this tax season compared to previous years, according to the Consumer Protection Bureau of the FTC.
·Helena, United States
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