The IRS is issuing $1,400 tax rebate checks to eligible taxpayers, but scammers are sending fake texts pretending to be the IRS.

The BBB said the $1,400 payment is real but the IRS announced that the payments would be made automatically to those who didn’t claim the Recovery Rebate Credit on their 2021 tax returns. About one million taxpayers would get the payment that was expected to be paid out by the end of January, the IRS said.

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The IRS is issuing $1,400 tax rebate checks to eligible taxpayers, but scammers are sending fake texts pretending to be the IRS.

Scammers posing as the Internal Revenue Service are targeting taxpayers in order to get their sensitive data, according to the BBB.

Scammers target potential victims through a text messaging scheme that claims the target is entitled to a $1,400 stimulus payment.

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Taxpayers are being tricked into sharing personal information via fraudulent messages that look official, but are not.

"Smishing" is a scam method that uses text messages to trick people into giving away sensitive information that could lead to losing money or having their identity stolen. Smishin

If you get a text message claiming that you will receive a $1,400 check from the IRS, don’t click any links. The Better Business Bureau warns that it’s a scam.