# Taxing times: Top IRS scams to look out for in 2026

DevFeed: [Taxing times: Top IRS scams to look out for in 2026](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/taxing-times-top-irs-scams-to-look-out-for-in-2026-8411.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/scams/taxing-times-top-irs-scams-look-out-2026/>)

Author: Phil Muncaster

Published: 2026-02-10T10:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [WeLiveSecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/welivesecurity.md>)

Topics: [spoofing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/spoofing.md>), [Malware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/malware.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authentication.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authentication.md>), [fraud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fraud.md>), [malware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/malware.md>), [phishing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/phishing.md>), [scams](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scams.md>), [spoofing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/spoofing.md>), [tax](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tax.md>), [tax-return](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tax-return.md>)

## AI overview

The article outlines common IRS and tax-return scams, including impersonation through phone, email, text, and social media; demands for urgent payment; requests for personal or financial information; fraudulent refund claims; and attempts to deliver malware. It also warns that AI-assisted scams can make deceptive messages and calls harder to recognize.

## Source excerpt

It's time to file your tax return. And cybercriminals are lurking to make an already stressful period even more edgy.