One tax scam encourages people to create fake W-2 forms. Fake emails impersonate the IRS, state tax agencies, and software ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reported that Ohio residents filed over 63,000 fraud reports last year, resulting in $226 million in losses.

One of the top scams they see is IRS imposter cams. People posing as the IRS in phone calls or emails, saying you owe money, and you need to pay it now. “Threaten to send the police out there.

More than $5 billion was lost to tax-related scams in 2023, according to the IRS, and scammers especially target seniors over age 65, but anyone can be vulnerable. Unclaimed tax refunds ...