In 2026, tax scams are more convincing than ever, using AI, stolen data, and fake credentials. Here are some tips to help ...

The FBI warns scammers are impersonating government agencies during tax season, urging people to file early, protect personal data and report internet crime ...

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WE’RE IN THE MIDDLE OF TAX SEASON, AND EXPERTS WARN THIS IS OFTEN WHEN SCAMMERS WILL RAMP UP THEIR ACTIVITY AND PREY ON THOSE TRYING TO FILE THEIR TAXES. IF MESSAGES TO GET YOUR TAXES DONE NOW ARE ...

Scammers can smell a big tax refund from a mile away, and this filing season they are moving in on Charlotte-area taxpayers with a fresh wave of phishing texts, fake preparers and bogus “refund ...

Scammers are circulating fraudulent emails claiming to be from the Internal Revenue Service, urging individuals to be cautious.

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AI is making tax scams harder to spot, with fake IRS messages, voice‑cloned calls and phony preparers targeting filers. Slow ...

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C. has frozen and seized more than $580 million in cryptocurrency. The funds are tied to “pig butchering” scams run by Southeast ...

As Chief of Police, our agency remains vigilant in providing information to our community members when we observe increasing ...