{"id":817626,"date":"2025-02-25T09:18:36","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T14:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/ai-fueled-tax-scams-on-the-rise-lifelock-experts-share-tips-on-how-to-file-safely\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T09:18:36","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T14:18:36","slug":"ai-fueled-tax-scams-on-the-rise-lifelock-experts-share-tips-on-how-to-file-safely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/ai-fueled-tax-scams-on-the-rise-lifelock-experts-share-tips-on-how-to-file-safely\/","title":{"rendered":"AI-Fueled Tax Scams on the Rise: LifeLock Experts Share Tips on How to File Safely"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n TEMPE, Ariz.<\/span> and PRAGUE<\/span><\/span>, Feb. 25<\/span>, 2025\u00a0<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — As AI-driven scams surge this tax season, taxpayers face unprecedented challenges in safeguarding their personal and financial information. Taxpayers are increasingly targeted with plausible, highly convincing emails, texts and calls. In one alarming trend, fraudsters use AI-generated voice scams to impersonate IRS agents<\/a>\u00a0or tax professionals with voices and conversation that sound realistic. With the ability to create and widely spread these realistic voice scams, taxpayers have to be vigilant to ensure they don’t get tricked by scammers this year. According to a recent study conducted by LifeLock, the leader in identity theft protection in the U.S. and part of Gen\u2122 (NASDAQ: GEN), 56% of individuals have already encountered AI-powered tax scams featuring realistic voices.<\/p>\n

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“We’re in a new era of tax scams, where AI gives fraudsters an unprecedented advantage,” notes Ian Bednowitz<\/span>, General Manager of LifeLock. “The challenge isn’t just that these scams exist\u2014it’s that they’re becoming nearly indistinguishable from legitimate communications. Taxpayers can no longer rely on gut instinct alone to spot a scam. This tax season, the best defense isn’t just caution\u2014it’s education, verification, and the right security tools to stay ahead of these threats.”<\/p>\n

In 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Investigation unit uncovered over $9.1 billion<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in tax fraud<\/span> and financial crimes, nearly doubling from $5.7 billion<\/span> in 2022, highlighting the widespread threat to taxpayers nationwide. With 81% of people reporting being financially impacted after falling victim to a tax-related scam, these fraudulent schemes continue to pose serious risks. In addition to tax scams commonly seen in past years like ghost tax preparation services and fake tax prep websites, taxpayers also face the following in 2025:<\/p>\n