Security News > 2020 > April > Watch out for the new wave of COVID-19 scams, warns IRS

Bona fide IRS agents wouldn't do any of those things, IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig said.

Taxpayers who don't have their refunds direct-deposited should beware of what the IRS and its Criminal Investigation Division say is a wave of new and evolving phishing schemes that target them in particular.

Nobody from the IRS will be reaching out to retirees - including recipients of Forms SSA-1099 and RRB-1099 - by phone, email, mail or in person asking for any kind of information to complete their economic impact payment, which is also sometimes referred to as rebates or stimulus payments.

You can find out more about reporting suspected scams at the Report Phishing and Online Scams page on IRS.gov.

The IRS promises that the page is updated quickly as new information becomes available.

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