Published to Newsletter on Feb 23, 2022
Tax season is a prime time for scammers and UNM IT would like to remind you of the many ways fraud can occur during tax season, whether in-person, over the telephone, through regular mail and even via email.
As tax documents, including your W-2, are delivered, this is an especially vulnerable time for mail theft. Watch your mail closely for your W-2, 1099, and other tax documents.
UNM IT is also seeing an increase in phishing email targeting people for personal tax information. Some of these phishing emails may seem to be from the IRS, a bank, and even someone from UNM. Here are a few things you should be aware of so you can avoid tax-season scams:
For more information about tax season scams, go to the IRS website for the latest scam alerts, or visit UNM Payroll for helpful tax resources and information.
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