The IRS publishes an annual "Dirty Dozen" list to warn taxpayers about common scams like phishing and ghost tax preparers. Scammers often use personal information found on data broker websites to make ...

Imposter scams are surged in 2025, especially IRS scams using gift cards, QR codes, and AI. Learn how to spot fake notices ...

Tax relief phone call scams are common year-round, and criminals use them to get money and commit identity theft. There is an IRS tax debt compromise option, however, that could allow you to settle ...

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a consumer alert providing taxpayers with tips to protect themselves from telephone scam artists calling and pretending to be with the IRS. These callers may ...

A 45-year-old Darien resident contacted police after she fell victim to an IRS phone scam and purchased $5,800 in Apple gift cards. The woman received a call during the morning of June 22 from a ...

Thousands of people are bilked every year by criminals who enter the lives of their victims through their telephones. AARP once found that about half of all mobile calls were fraudulent, and that the ...

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