Holiday shopping season is now peak season for tax fraud, and the Internal Revenue Service is warning that criminals are working just as hard as retailers in the final stretch before Christmas.

IRS issues holiday warning as Christmas scams rise nationwide: The IRS has issued a fresh holiday alert as the Christmas season triggers a nationwide surge in scam activity targeting taxpayers.

Americans scrolling through social media are encountering a flood of posts claiming new federal stimulus checks are arriving this month, but the IRS has issued a stern warning that these viral claims ...

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 13: A sign for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is seen outside its building on February 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) Losing money ...

Have you received text messages claiming to be from a shipping service? Or maybe from a kind of agency? Here's how to spot, ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Officials with the Oklahoma Tax Commission (OTC) are sounding the alarm, warning taxpayers about fraudulent text messages regarding tax refunds. OTC says, the scam message ...

Google is suing a Chinese-speaking cybercriminal group it says is responsible for a massive wave of scam text messages sent ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul is warning New Yorkers to be on alert for scammers spreading false information about the state’s inflation refund checks through text messages, phone calls, emails ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – New York Governor Kathy Hochul is warning the public against scams in connection with the state’s inflation refund checks. Following Hochul’s announcement that the State has ...