The IRS and its Security Summit partners on Monday, July 3, warned of a new refund scam that involves the delivery of cardboard envelopes to taxpayers.
Fraudsters are sending cardboard envelopes from a delivery service asking people to send photos and bank account information to receive an unclaimed tax refund.
Letters attached to these envelopes use an IRS masthead and fraudulent IRS contact information, the agency said.
In these phony letters, scammers ask letter recipients to provide a copy of a driver’s license, cellphone number, bank routing information, Social Security number and more.
Strange wording and odd punctuation are among the warning signs that indicate the letters are fake. See more warning signs.