Warning Issued About IRS Impersonation Scam: Orange PD

ORANGE, CT — A new Internal Revenue Service scam is making the rounds online where a prospective thief impersonates an IRS agent and seeks personal information via email, the Orange Police Department warns in a post on the department's Facebook page.

The IRS will never contact a taxpayer via email, according to police officials.

"If a taxpayer receives an unsolicited email that appears to be a scam, they should report it to the IRS," officials wrote. "They can forward the email message to phishing@irs.gov."