{"id":3237,"date":"2025-04-04T16:03:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T16:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/?p=3237"},"modified":"2026-05-01T02:13:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T02:13:59","slug":"got-a-text-about-a-1400-irs-payment-dont-take-the-bait-its-a-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/blog\/got-a-text-about-a-1400-irs-payment-dont-take-the-bait-its-a-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Got a Text About a $1,400 IRS Payment? Don\u2019t Take the Bait\u2014It\u2019s a Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m Darrin Mish. Tampa tax attorney, 32 years in, more than $100 million in IRS debt resolved.<\/strong> What follows isn’t theory – it’s what I’ve actually watched work.<\/p>\n\n\n

If you’ve gotten a text that says you’re getting a $1,400 check from the IRS – stop right there<\/em>. That message isn’t from the IRS. It’s a scam, plain and simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s Really Going On?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Scammers are playing dirty by riding the coattails of something that did<\/em> happen recently. The IRS sent out some $1,400 Economic Impact Payments back in December to folks who never got theirs during the pandemic. But here’s the key: those payments were automatic<\/strong>. No texting. No forms. No “click here to claim” nonsense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you were eligible, you got a letter in the mail, and the money should’ve landed in your account (or mailbox) by the end of January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So What’s the Scam?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These shady texts say something like, “You’re approved for a $1,400 Economic Impact Payment. Click here to claim it.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sounds official, right? That’s the point. But if you click that link, you’re either:<\/p>\n\n\n\n