{"id":30848,"date":"2022-12-21T15:46:18","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T20:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/?p=30848"},"modified":"2023-05-23T12:16:25","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T17:16:25","slug":"heres-how-to-avoid-irs-text-message-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/heres-how-to-avoid-irs-text-message-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s How To Avoid IRS Text Message Scams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is a video tax tip from the IRS:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Here&#8217;s How To Avoid IRS Text Message Scams<\/em>&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMjcsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjEyMDkuNjc5Mzg0MzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy55b3V0dWJlLmNvbS93YXRjaD92PTZKQUtxclVOZi0wIn0.U4dFEfVa7jboO8aPkYxuH2UvOXYnAnQNP2DBtNdpv3k\/s\/1222866515\/br\/149967306446-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMjgsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjEyMDkuNjc5Mzg0MzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy55b3V0dWJlLmNvbS93YXRjaD92PTJwS1dqcUp1N09zIn0.dxXeAjIyKANhMXyYN16mE0ayRya9ky-qRfhyxxjZBio\/s\/1222866515\/br\/149967306446-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spanish<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMjksInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjEyMDkuNjc5Mzg0MzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy55b3V0dWJlLmNvbS93YXRjaD92PVlVZ3pxYlJxYndBJnQ9N3MifQ.JaJYyqmvtAmnqaBszJ6MvTbfLJfE1g6JoFZ1yVuwmUQ\/s\/1222866515\/br\/149967306446-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ASL<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Subscribe today: The IRS YouTube channels provide short, informative videos on various tax related topics in English, Spanish and ASL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMzAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjEyMDkuNjc5Mzg0MzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL0BpcnN2aWRlb3MifQ.esbg4QrfgEqiEBegzLNqsBgKK7s928eFc7B1xdoJtZo\/s\/1222866515\/br\/149967306446-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.youtube.com\/@irsvideos<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMzEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjEyMDkuNjc5Mzg0MzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL0BpcnNtdWx0aWxpbmd1YWwifQ.8NZek3AcSkPZRjAAJbUZL_rKkyUnftH-TFrCZQ-uulI\/s\/1222866515\/br\/149967306446-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.youtube.com\/@irsmultilingual<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMzIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjEyMDkuNjc5Mzg0MzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL0BpcnN2aWRlb3NBU0wifQ.utsbYCmeqfZuIf_0qnPCi1aQez6lKpeeZj0t7YS_Q24\/s\/1222866515\/br\/149967306446-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.youtube.com\/@irsvideosASL<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This article was published with permission from the IRS.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source: <\/strong> IRS.gov<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a video tax tip from the IRS: Here&#8217;s How To Avoid IRS Text Message Scams&nbsp; English | Spanish | ASL Subscribe today: The IRS YouTube channels provide short, informative videos on various tax related topics in English, Spanish and ASL. 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