Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week

Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week runs from January 28 to February 1. This annual campaign aims to help consumers be more informed about protecting themselves from tax-related identity theft and scams. Tax-related identity theft occurs when someone steals a Social Security number and uses it to claim a tax refund or get a job.

The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC), part of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), encourages consumers to review the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) publication Taxes. Security. Together., and NCCIC Tips on Preventing and Responding to Identity Theft and IRS and NCCIC Caution Users: Prepare for Heightened Phishing Risk This Tax Season for more information.

Very good summary and tips – https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p4524.pdf

Actual phish examples: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-utl/phishing_email.pdf  and https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-utl/phishing_email2.pdf