With tax filing season underway, the Better Business Bureau leaders want the public to avoid tax scams.

Often, tax scams involve a phone call in which scammers pretend to be a part of the Internal Revenue Service. The goal is to get the public to act quickly and to submit a payment over the phone. Don O'Brien is a scam investigator with the B-B-B.

According to the Federal Trade Commission data, U.S. adults lost 10 billion dollars to scams in 2023, with over four billion related to tax scams.

To file a complaint about a preposterous I-R-S agent, visit B-B-B dot-org.