New Identity Scam
Tax Tip 2021-42
University students and staff should be aware of IRS impersonation email scam
People should be aware of an ongoing IRS-impersonation scam that appears to target educational institutions, including students and staff who have .edu email addresses. The suspect emails display the IRS logo and use various subject lines, such as Tax Refund Payment or Recalculation of your tax refund payment. It asks people to click a link and submit a form to claim their refund.
The scam website requests taxpayers provide their:
- Social Security number
- First name
- Last name
- Date of birth
- Prior year annual gross income
- Driver's license number
- Current address
- City
- State/U.S. territory
- ZIP code/postal code
- Electronic filing PIN
Taxpayers who believe they have a pending refund can easily check on its status using the Where's My Refund tool on IRS.gov.
