Consumers receive suspicious debt collection texts for state tax claims
Individuals receive unexpected text messages from debt collectors claiming they owe state tax debts, often with minimal verification. The interaction patterns mirror known government impersonation scams, yet legitimate debt collection for taxes can also occur via text. Consumers have no reliable way to distinguish genuine tax debt collection from phishing attempts.
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