Ohio Department of Taxation warns of new text scam

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…

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