https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/15/tax-extortion-scams-are-skyrocketing-says-fbi.html > You're not imagining it. Tax-related extortion schemes, many of which that start with robocalls and hinge on convincing you to pay taxes to scammers posing as the IRS, rose 242% year-over-year, according to the latest data from the FBI. > The FBI received 51,146 complaints from people who reported losing $83 million to the scams, which have become highly automated and fast. The data is collected and tracked by the bureau's Internet Crime Complaint Center, known as IC3.