Overview Throughout the year, scam artists pose as legitimate entities—such as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), other government agencies, and financial institutions—in an attempt to defraud taxpayers. They employ sophisticated phishing campaigns to lure users to malicious sites or entice them to activate malware in infected email attachments. To protect sensitive data, credentials, and payment Read More…

The IRS, the states and the tax industry are committed to protecting you from identity theft. We’ve strengthened our partnership to fight a common enemy – the criminals – and to devote ourselves to a common goal – serving you. Working together, we’ve made many changes to combat identity theft, and we are making progress. Read More…

Online purchase scams skyrocketed to the top of Better Business Bureau of Chicago’s top 10 scams of 2018. According to BBB, experts say 1.4 million fake websites are created every month with criminals replacing some of these websites every few hours in order to avoid detection. The BBB says the most common online purchase scams Read More…