Phishing doesn’t just occur over email, either. You may have heard of either ‘smishing ... or even a phone call that claims ...

How long does it take you to look at an email after you receive it?  Okay, now how about a text message? For most, it’s no ...

The year 2024 is officially in the books, and as we look ahead to 2025, the Better Business Bureau is reminding people to ...

The Better Business Bureau has revealed a list of the top 10 scams residents in northern Illinois have fallen victim to in ...

Each year, the IRS publishes the top dozen tax scams it encounters over the prior year. One of them that makes an all too ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and its partners are warning taxpayers about possible scams during holiday shopping. According to a press release, the IRS sees many ...

In reality, the link represents a form of phishing that attempts to steal personal information or download malware. Other emails claim to be from the IRS or others in the tax industry, sometimes ...

"Abundant scams and rip-offs being seen by the IRS and the Security Summit partners include ever-evolving and increasingly sophisticated phishing emails and related attacks," the partners in the ...

If you receive an email and doubt its authenticity, you can forward it to [email protected] for verification. These emails claim that there is a problem with your computer, and you need to take ...

Tax season is around the corner and in the mire of deadlines and regulations, there is another thing tax filers need to be ...

like the IRS, giving you a deadline to log in and pay your debt or suffer penalties like jail time or astronomical fines. Email is an effective way for phishing schemes to be used, but it isn’t ...

As tax season kicks off and W-2s begin arriving in mailboxes, consumer experts are warning taxpayers to watch out for scammers posing as tax preparers.