Arkansans have seen a recent rash of texts and emails from senders claiming to be from the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration. The texts or emails purport to be notifications of tax refund request approval, and they direct recipients to share bank account information at a provided link.
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin assured that these texts and emails are not from the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration. “No government agency would ever ask you to share information about your bank account via text or email for a tax refund,” Griffin said in a news release…