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Crime

Child Tax Credit Scam Warning from IRS

On Wednesday, August 11, 2021, Prescott Valley Police Department became aware that scammers are now trying to steal your personal or financial information using the Child Tax Credit program as the pretense. Scammers will use text messages, emails, phone calls or social media to try to obtain your personal information. The scammer will pose as

State

Attorney General Mark Brnovich Warns Against Economic Stimulus Scams

Attorney General Mark Brnovich is warning consumers about a reported increase in the amount of stimulus check email and text scams. With the third round of economic stimulus checks on the way to many Arizonans, the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has seen an uptick in consumer complaints involving unsolicited text messages from scammers pretending to be from

COVID-19

Security Summit partners warn taxpayers of new COVID-related text scam

The Internal Revenue Service, state tax agencies and the tax industry today warned of a new text scam created by thieves that trick people into disclosing bank account information under the guise of receiving the $1,200 Economic Impact Payment. The IRS, states and industry, working together as the Security Summit, remind taxpayers that neither the

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