Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard is warning Arizona residents about a new scam involving the proposed tax rebate checks. Scammers are calling or emailing residents claiming to be associated with the Internal Revenue Service and requesting personal and financial information from their targets.

According to a news release from Goddard’s office, the scam “follows the lines of a traditional phone solicitation fraud. The caller claims to be an IRS employee and tells consumers they are eligible for a tax-rebate check from the government. But to process that rebate, people are informed they need to provide personal banking information. If they refuse to give this information, they are told they will not receive the money.”

If you suspect that you have been contacted by a scammer, call the Arizona Attorney General’s Office at 602-542-5763.

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