11% of Americans report experiencing tax-related identity theft, rising to 17% among adults aged 25–34.

Tax-themed scams typically make up about 1% or less of overall scam activity, but targeted campaigns can push scam emails to 6% and scam texts to 7% in a single day.

67% of Americans say they are seeing the same or more tax scam messages than last year.

37% of Americans say they have second-guessed a legitimate tax communication because they feared it was a scam.

40% of Americans say tax scam messages are more sophisticated than last year.

82% of Americans say they are worried about tax fraud or identity theft this year.

Nearly one in five Americans say they have lost money to a tax scam, with victims losing an average of $1,020.

23% of adults under 45 report experiencing tax-related identity theft, compared with 4–5% of adults aged 55 and older.