Data thieves don’t take a break during the holidays. In fact, the IRS warns taxpayers that the agency is seeing a large increase in bogus email schemes that seek to steal money or tax data.
The most common way for cybercriminals to steal money, bank account information, passwords, credit cards and Social Security numbers is simply to ask for them. Every day, people fall victim to phishing scams or phone scams that cost them their time and their cash.
Taxpayers can take several steps to protect against phishing and other email scams.