Beware: Advanced AI scams evolve to deceive taxpayers this season
April 11, 2025 – Published on Scripps News
The deadline for U.S. taxpayers to file their 2024 taxes is Tuesday. With the date looming, so too are the scams and scammers that prey on millions of Americans every year at this time to separate you from your money—and, even worse, your identity.
Victor Wieczorek, cybersecurity expert at GuidePoint Security, said scammers are relying more on artificial intelligence to conduct scams.
“Unlike the typo-filled scams of the past, today’s phishing emails, texts, and even fake IRS letters can be perfectly composed, and they often use your real information,” he said. “We’re seeing it now where fake IRS notices are going out to real addresses and using real refund history, and it was all AI-generated.”
However, some telltale signs remain for determining whether something is a scam.
“There’s a lot of times always urgency to some of these messages, so that could be the first telltale sign,” Wieczorek said. “Scammers are using these tools to send messages that appear to come from the IRS, but of course they know they only have you on the hook for a short amount of time, so they want to try and get that money or information or whatever their objective is from you as quickly as possible. So imposter phone calls are still happening, but now, for example, AI voice tools and scripts are being layered in to make them even more convincing.”
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