Don’t fall for fake tax refund texts from scammers in NJ Dan Alexander Published: September 15, 2025 Exterior of the NJ Division of Taxation in Trenton (Google Maps), "phishing" text (Listener submitter/Canva)

🚨A new scam text purports to come from the state Division of Taxation

🚨The agency says they don't initiate text communications

🚨Similar fake texts have purported to come from E-ZPass and the MVC

There is a new "smishing" text scam purported to be coming from a state agency.

Following reports of fake texts falsely claiming to be from the MVC and E-ZPass, the latest scam text claims to be from the New Jersey Department of the Treasury’s Division of Taxation.

The message falsely claims that a refund request was processed and approved.

The fraud text states that if the r

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