Columbus Police Department sends out tax scam warning

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The Columbus Police Department’s Property and Financial Crimes Unit is sending out a warning today about tax scams going around the Fountain City.

Be on the lookout for emails titled, “CLICK HERE TO SEE SOME DETAILS ABOUT YOUR TAX REFUND” or “CLICK ON THIS TO SEE YOUR TAX TRANSCRIPT”.

Those emails are intended to trick you into clicking on links that lead to fake IRS websites, which will then expose your device to malware.

Columbus police also wants to remind you that the IRS will never email taxpayers about the status of their refund and does not email tax transcripts.

If you do indeed receive an email like the one mentioned above, you should delete it immediately.