That tax refund email is not from Internal Revenue Service! The scammers appear to be targeted those who have “.edu” email addresses, using various subject lines such as “Tax Refund Payment” or “Recalculation of your tax refund payment” and asking the recipients to click on a link and submit a form to claim their refund. College students may be especially vulnerable to IRS impersonation scams because they may be filing a tax return for the first time. To check the status of a tax refund, check out the IRS Where’s My Refund? To check the status of a Round 3 stimulus payment, check out the IRS Get My Payment tool.

Source: Forbes March 30, 2021 17:14 UTC