The BBB warns of a scam involving IRS imposters sending texts about fake $1,400 stimulus checks to steal information.

The BBB said the $1,400 payment is real but the IRS announced that the payments would be made automatically to those who didn’t claim the Recovery Rebate Credit on their 2021 tax returns. About one million taxpayers would get the payment that was expected to be paid out by the end of January, the IRS said.

Scammers posing as the Internal Revenue Service are targeting taxpayers in order to get their sensitive data, according to the BBB.

Better Business Bureau officials say scammers have posed as the IRS in text messages claiming you’re getting a $1,400 stimulus check.

In December, the IRS announced it was sending payments to more than one million people. Scammers posing as the IRS send text messages to your phone asking for personal information in exchange for

The IRS is issuing $1,400 tax rebate checks to eligible taxpayers, but scammers are sending fake texts pretending to be the IRS.

If you get a text message claiming that you will receive a $1,400 check from the IRS, don’t click any links. The Better Business Bureau warns that it’s a scam.

American taxpayers are being warned about a new text scam where IRS imposters are claiming individuals are eligible for $1,400 stimulus checks.