New Tax Refund Scam Circulating On Cellphones In Connecticut, Officials Warn

CONNECTICUT — A new tax refund scam is circulating in Connecticut, state officials said.

The Connecticut Department of Revenue Services Thursday sent out an alert to taxpayers regarding the new scam — that impersonates the DRS by sending "fraudulent text messages" about pending refunds.

The scam reads:

As shown, the texts fraudulently claim that a resident is owed a tax refund from the DRS and requires the taxpayer to provide banking and other information in order to receive the refund, state officials said.

See the entire warning here.

"The DRS will never send taxpayers a text message or seek to obtain information from taxpayers via text. Anyone who has information regarding a tax-related scam is urged to contact DRS by completing a referral form on the agency’s website," state officials said.

The DRS site can be accessed here.

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Taxpayers with questions about the text messages can reach out to the DRS by telephone at 860-297-5962, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. or by email at DRS@ct.gov.