IRS impersonation scams using phone calls, emails, or texts are among the most frequently reported tax-season fraud schemes.

Odds are good you’ve encountered an identity theft protection service in the last year, even if you weren’t looking to sign ...

Fraud prevention database Cifas recorded almost 445,000 cases in 2025 - an increase of 6% from 2024.  More than half (54%) of cases were identity fraud, in which an innocent person's personal details ...

The Internal Revenue Service released its 2026 Dirty Dozen list of tax scams, warning taxpayers about schemes that threaten personal and financial information.

The IRS outlines evolving tax scams, from unemployment fraud to social media tax “hacks," and warns taxpayers what to watch for in 2026.

Michigan taxpayers are vulnerable to tax fraud and identity theft as the April filing deadline gets closer. Here's what experts say.

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. RESTON, Va., Dec. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Regula, a global developer of identity verification (IDV) solutions and ...

Be sure to stay wary, stop and think before engaging with phone or text messages, and remember the IRS will not contact you directly by text or phone.

The rise of generative and agentic AI is fueling a wave of identity fraud, creating new challenges for state and local agencies. Nation-states, criminal gangs and others are using autonomous rogue AI ...

A fraud attempt on a never-used debit card reveals a surprising way criminals can exploit card numbers digitally without ...

Anderson County deputies said a woman is now charged with identify fraud after they accused her of stealing a woman's ...

The UK is seeing more than 1,200 fraud cases each day, with more than half of them linked to identity fraud, according to new figures from fraud database Cifas.