With less than a week remaining before the tax filing deadline, scammers are sending fraudulent emails that appear to be from the IRS.The email claims to be from the Department of the Treasury and the IRS, presenting itself as a 2026 New Year Tax Update Notification.It includes a link to review a DocuSign document and provides an access key for the document. No one reporting this scam to News 8 has clicked the link, and you should not either. Signs of a scamThe IRS or any other government agency will not email you out of the blue. If they need to contact you, you will get a letter through the mail at your home address.The email does not come from a .gov email address.The first and last names of the people who are receiving this notice are not included in the email. That’s a clear sign that scammers are just throwing darts in the dark, sending this email to anyone and hoping they will respond.Taxpayers need to remain cautious during tax season and avoid responding to suspicious emails that could compromise their personal information.It’s also encouraged to share this information with friends and family to help prevent others from becoming victims of the scam.
With less than a week remaining before the tax filing deadline, scammers are sending fraudulent emails that appear to be from the IRS.
The email claims to be from the Department of the Treasury and the IRS, presenting itself as a 2026 New Year Tax Update Notification.
It includes a link to review a DocuSign document and provides an access key for the document.
No one reporting this scam to News 8 has clicked the link, and you should not either.
Signs of a scam
- The IRS or any other government agency will not email you out of the blue. If they need to contact you, you will get a letter through the mail at your home address.
- The email does not come from a .gov email address.
- The first and last names of the people who are receiving this notice are not included in the email. That’s a clear sign that scammers are just throwing darts in the dark, sending this email to anyone and hoping they will respond.
Taxpayers need to remain cautious during tax season and avoid responding to suspicious emails that could compromise their personal information.
It’s also encouraged to share this information with friends and family to help prevent others from becoming victims of the scam.
