COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Taxation (ODT) is warning Ohioans of a new text scam from fraudsters claiming to be from the department.
The fraudulent message says, “Your tax refund request has been approved and is now pending release,” and asks would-be victims to click on a link to confirm their account details.
The link will then take users to a web page mimicking ODT’s official page and even displays its logo and branding…