1.0Contatto Northhttps://contattolive.co.za/northanthonyb@timslatter.comhttps://contattolive.co.za/north/author/anthonybtimslatter-com/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="omLi5fVE7m"><a href="https://contattolive.co.za/north/how-to-spot-tax%e2%80%91season-scams/">How to spot tax‑season scams</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://contattolive.co.za/north/how-to-spot-tax%e2%80%91season-scams/embed/#?secret=omLi5fVE7m" width="600" height="338" title="“How to spot tax‑season scams” — Contatto North" data-secret="omLi5fVE7m" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://contattolive.co.za/north/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://contattolive.co.za/north/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/How-to-spot-tax‑season-scams.jpg770385Tax season is stressful enough without someone trying to steal your refund, or your identity. Yet every year, as millions of people file their returns, scammers ramp up their efforts to cash in on confusion, fear, and urgency. From Australia’s AI‑powered phishing emails to fake SARS refund sites in South Africa and HMRC impersonators in the UK, tax‑season scams are on the rise globally. Even the US IRS reports hundreds of thousands of identity‑theft cases tied […]