In today’s environment, scammers continue to impact individuals and businesses indiscriminately. The IRS doesn’t make initial contact through email or social media channels. A letter or notice is the first way the IRS will contact a taxpayer.
The IRS has published “Ways to tell if the IRS is reaching out or if it’s a scammer’ to help taxpayers know if it is really the IRS contacting you.
See the following links for additional information
“Ways to tell if the IRS is reaching out or if it’s a scammer”
(https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/ways-to-tell-if-the-irs-is-reaching-out-or-if-its-a-scammer)
“IRS Reminds Taxpayers and Small Businesses to Look out for Scams”
(https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/dirty-dozen-tax-scams-for-2026-irs-reminds-taxpayers-to-watch-out-for-dangerous-threats)
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