If you get a call, text or letter that claims to be from the IRS — or if you see information online about how to get a big refund — it might be a scam, or just bad tax advice.

Here’s what to look for:

• 1. A big payday — if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is

• 2. Threats or urgent requests to pay right now or else, or to pay in a specific way

• 3. Misspellings and grammatical errors

• 4. Links, attachments or odd URLs — all trusted IRS links go to irs.gov

COMMON TAX SCAMS

- Charity impersonators

-Credits and refunds misinformation

- Email and text message impersonators

-Tax debt settlement or relief services

-W-2 Form fraud

-Unemployment claims identity theft

-Unexpected tax bill

What to do

• Make sure it’s the IRS reaching out: See tips on how to know if it’s really the IRS contacting you, or give the IRS a call

• Protect yourself and your information: Get an Identity Protection PIN

• If someone scammed you — or tried to — report it