The Division of Taxation has been made aware of an ANCHOR text scam asking the recipient to provide their social security number. The Division of Taxation will not initiate a text exchange to request personal information regarding an ANCHOR benefit, or an income tax filing. Please contact the Division of Taxation before providing any sensitive personal information in response to received communications claiming to be related to the ANCHOR program. We encourage you to visit the Division of Taxation’s Scams page for more information.
The Division of Taxation can be contacted at 609-826-4282.
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Link to the Division of Taxation Scam Page: https://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/scamalert.shtml
Press Release on Text Scam: https://www.cyber.nj.gov/garden_state_cyber_threat_highlight/cybercriminals-attempt-anchor-property-tax-relief-fraud