The text may have urgent language or appear from a legitimate source. That's by design, and it could be to your detriment.

Some examples claim that Pegasus has been installed ... and all the evidence will go away. The Pegasus email scam adds a layer of believability by referencing a real strain of malware.

That’s because the IRS won’t contact you via email, text, or social media. However, some scams are not as obvious. For example, Kiplinger previously reported on an IRS refund mail scam ...

Phishing generally refers to attacks on the internet, email or websites ... a few other examples of a smishing text message, according to McAfee, to help you better spot the scam.

With the tax filing deadline coming up on April 15, the IRS released its annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams for 2025 to ...