Holiday shopping scams surge as fake refund emails target distracted consumers during Black Friday and holiday seasons, ...

Holiday shopping season is now peak season for tax fraud, and the Internal Revenue Service is warning that criminals are working just as hard as retailers in the final stretch before Christmas.

A fake alert claiming the IRS is issuing $1,390 relief payments through direct deposit has resurfaced online, prompting warnings from tax professionals and federal authorities. The recurring scam ...

BATAVIA, N.Y. — The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office is alerting residents to a new text message scam in which fraudsters pose as state officials to steal personal information. According to the sheriff ...

A 66-year-old Honolulu woman is headed to federal prison for a year and a half after admitting she helped pull off a tax-refund scam that siphoned more than $1.6 million from the IRS. Prosecutors say ...