Watch for fake IRS calls, emails this tax season: Cook County Sheriff

Source Fox Chicago
Original Load Date Feb. 21, 2026, 8 p.m.
Last Updated Feb. 21, 2026, 8 p.m.
Original URL http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/watch-fake-irs-calls-emails-tax-season-cook-county-sheriff

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#### The Brief * * The Cook County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about common tax season scams, including fake IRS phone calls, phishing emails and texts, fraudulent tax preparers, identity theft, and tax debt relief schemes. * Officials stress that the IRS will never demand imm...