The Illinois Department of Revenue is warning taxpayers throughout the state about a new nationwide text message scam .

The scam involves seemingly urgent texts appearing to originate from state revenue or treasury agencies, according to an Oct. 7 press release.

Here's what we know.

What do the scam texts look like?

The scam involves unsolicited, urgent text messages claiming a tax refund has been processed. Recipients are then told they must provide or verify their personal banking information in order to avoid losing a state refund.

Does the Illinois Department of Revenue send text messages?

The department does not send unsolicited text messages asking for banking or personal information, according to the press release.

"IDOR primarily communicates through official corresponden

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