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Identity Theft Archives - Cozby & Company

Avoid Phishing Emails

  More than 90 percent of identity thieves and data breaches start with a phishing email. Phishing scams pose as a trusted company: maybe your bank, a favorite retailer, or your state tax agency  - even the IRS. Here's one way to recognize a scam: the phishing emails tells an urgent story. For example, there's a [...]

Beware of These Common Tax Scams

This article was published by the IRS. Scammers work hard to try to steal money and personal information during tax season and all year long. Taxpayers and tax professionals should remain alert and aware of these common scams to avoid losing money, personal information, or client data. Social media: Fraudulent form filing and bad advice Social [...]

Dirty Dozen Tax Scams for 2025: IRS Warns Taxpayers to Watch Out for Dangerous Threats

This article was published by the IRS. The Internal Revenue Service has announced its annual Dirty Dozen list of tax scams for 2025 with a warning for taxpayers, businesses, and tax professionals to watch out for common schemes that threaten their tax and financial information. Ranging from email schemes to misleading tax credits, many of the [...]

How to Avoid Tax Scams

Thieves are constantly working to steal people’s identity and personal data so they can use it to fraudulently file tax returns and claim refund money that isn’t theirs. Remember to check out IRS.gov/scams for more information and tips on avoiding scammers. Here are a few things you should know so you don’t fall victim to these [...]

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