The IRS reminds you that IRS representatives won’t name you to confirm your tax info. The memo states:

Aggressive and threatening cellphone calls by criminals impersonating IRS brokers stay a serious menace to taxpayers, however now the IRS is receiving new studies of scammers calling below the guise of verifying tax return info over the cellphone. The newest variation being seen in the previous few weeks tries to play off the present tax season. Rip-off artists name saying they’ve your tax return, they usually simply must confirm just a few particulars to course of your return. The rip-off tries to get you to surrender private info corresponding to a Social Safety quantity or private monetary info, corresponding to financial institution numbers or bank cards. “These schemes proceed to adapt and evolve in an try to catch individuals off guard simply as they’re making ready their tax returns,” stated IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. “Don’t be fooled. The IRS gained’t be calling you out of the blue asking you to confirm your private tax info or aggressively threatening you to make a right away fee.”

(irs.gov)