Philadelphia officials are warning residents to be cautious of a rise in phishing text scams offering fake refunds. The Department of Revenue reported an increase in convincing fraudulent messages and emphasized that it will never request banking details or sensitive refund information via text, as reported by phila.gov.
Scammers are sending texts designed to look like official communications, attempting to trick recipients into clicking malicious links and sharing banking details tied to fake refund claims. The Philadelphia Department of Revenue stressed that it does not request such information through text messages. Residents are advised to mark suspicious texts as spam and delete them. Officials also confirmed that the city’s databases remain secure, with no breaches or compromised data reported…