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I just got a text message from a number claiming to be the IRS saying "You are eligible to receive a $1,400 Economic Impact Payment." The message asks me to "provide accurate personal information" and claims they'll "deposit the amount into your bank account or mail a paper check within 1 to 2 business days." The text came from someone named "youdede_weifangjiu_weihaoteng_1" and includes a link to "irs.gov.instruc-tax.com". They want me to reply "Y" and then reopen the message to click the link or copy it into Safari. Here's the full text of the message I received at 5:37PM (my battery was at 68%): "Internal Revenue Service (IRS) You are eligible to receive a $1,400 Economic Impact Payment. Please provide your accurate personal information. We will deposit the amount into your bank account or mail a paper check within 1 to 2 business days. https://www.irs.gov.instruc-tax.com (Please reply with "Y," then exit the text message. Open it again, click the link, or copy it into your Safari browser and open it.)" I tried clicking but couldn't get it to work. Something seems off about this but wanted to check if others have received similar messages about Economic Impact Payments. The weird username, the strange instructions about exiting and reopening the message, and especially that suspicious URL that looks like it's trying to appear official but isn't actually an irs.gov domain - all red flags to me. Has anyone else gotten texts like this recently? Should I report this somewhere?
Processing dates dont mean much tbh. mine changed 3 times before I got my refund. The real info is in the transaction codes
Mine was doing the same thing last month. Try checking your transcripts early morning on Fridays, thats when they usually update with new info
what time exactly? like midnight or?
usually between 3-6am EST is when I notice updates š
Check your transcripts for TC 971 or 972 codes. Those usually show up when theres movement with proposal paperwork.
How do I find those codes? My transcript is confusing af
This is exactly why I use taxr.ai now. It finds all those codes and explains them automatically š
anyone else notice turbotax charging extra for CO state filing this year? highway robbery fr fr š¤”
jst moved here from cali...is the CO process easier than other states?
WAY easier than CA! Welcome to CO btw š
Omar Farouk
If it seems 2 good 2 be true, it probly is lol
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CosmicCadet
I almost fell for something similar last month. These scammers are getting real creative with their urls
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Chloe Harris
ā¢fr they be working harder than the actual IRS š¤£
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