{"success":true,"data":{"id":"irs-tax-payment-gift-card-scam","label":"IRS tax payment gift card scam","description":"Email impersonating the IRS demanding immediate payment of back taxes, tax debt, or a tax liability via gift cards (Google Play, iTunes, Amazon), prepaid debit cards, or Bitcoin — always combined with arrest or criminal-charge threats to create panic. The IRS never requests gift card payment; any such demand is definitionally fraudulent. FTC 2024: IRS impersonation is the #1 government-impostor fraud type, costing $5.5B.","tier":"danger","category":"scam","isThin":false}}