Criminals are not only filing bogus tax returns using other
people's identification, they are also stealing the "look" of the IRS
to phish for additional financial information from taxpayers.
The IRS has made numerous announcements in the past to help
protect taxpayers from these scams. It repeats the message that it will never
use an e-mail, text message, or social media to initiate a contact about your
tax information.
If you receive what looks like an official IRS e-mail, you
should forward it to phishing@irs.gov. Do not reply to the sender, and do not
open any attachments.
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