IRD Tax Refund Text Scam Warning

🚨 “Kiwis, did you get a weird text claiming a tax refund? What if I told you…

clicking it could let scammers see everything in your bank account?” Last week,

a Wellington resident thought it was real. The message had official IRD logos, fake case numbers…

and a countdown claiming their refund would vanish in 60 minutes 😨 Here’s the scary

twist — scammers can fake your previous financial history to panic you. Every link,

every detail is designed to make Kiwis pay twice! ✅ Never pay upfront. ✅ Verify on official

government websites. ✅ Always check with your bank before transferring money. But here’s the part

most Kiwis never notice… 👉 Some texts look like they come from your own phone number!