The IRS reminds you that IRS representatives is not going to name you to confirm your tax data. The memo states:
Aggressive and threatening cellphone calls by criminals impersonating IRS brokers stay a significant menace to taxpayers, however now the IRS is receiving new studies of scammers calling underneath the guise of verifying tax return data over the cellphone. The most recent variation being seen in the previous couple of weeks tries to play off the present tax season. Rip-off artists name saying they’ve your tax return, and so they simply must confirm a number of particulars to course of your return. The rip-off tries to get you to surrender private data reminiscent of a Social Safety quantity or private monetary data, reminiscent of financial institution numbers or bank cards. “These schemes proceed to adapt and evolve in an try and catch folks off guard simply as they’re getting ready their tax returns,” mentioned IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. “Don’t be fooled. The IRS received’t be calling you out of the blue asking you to confirm your private tax data or aggressively threatening you to make an instantaneous cost.”
(irs.gov)