A Lathrop tax preparer who cranked out more than a thousand bogus returns is headed to federal prison for a year and a half after prosecutors said she funneled about $1.23 million in fake refunds to ...

IRS impersonation scams using phone calls, emails, or texts are among the most frequently reported tax-season fraud schemes.

This week, Google published a post sharing their own tools and tips to avoid getting scammed this tax season. As the company ...

Refund fraud is now a business, with methods and tutorials sold to exploit return policies for profit. Flare shows how fraudsters turn refunds and chargebacks into a repeatable profit model.

CHICAGO -- The IRS told the I-Team that people are being targeted by scams from all directions. Not only are there fake IRS calls, but there are new tax scams gaining popularity, including one where ...

Tax season is already stressful for many people. The last thing you need is a fake text about your tax refund or a call ...

In the midst of tax season, with the April 15 deadline quickly approaching, the Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers about scammers out to rip you off. Scams tend to spike during tax filing ...

Refund fraud is part of the broader problem of return fraud, and both have long plagued physical retailers. But e-commerce transactions have grown rapidly since the COVID-19 pandemic, making up 28% of ...

Fraudsters love tax season, and this year could be especially risky. According to a recent McAfee survey, 23% of respondents revealed that they or someone they knew had lost money to a tax scam.

A few seasonal scams are circulating in the Ozarks. KY3's Tyler and Ashley Reynolds share warnings regarding toll roads and tax returns.