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‘Summer Scams’ Warning From IRS, Surge in Identity Thefts Enticing Taxpayers to Click Malicious Links

‘Summer Scams’ Warning From IRS, Surge in Identity Thefts Enticing Taxpayers to Click Malicious Links
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington on June 28, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
7/23/2023|Updated: 7/23/2023
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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.

Naveen Athrappully
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Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.
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