60682 Text: Is It TurboTax or a Scam?
Quick answer: A text from 60682 may be a real TurboTax alert, but the number alone proves nothing, because scammers can fake any sender. Never tap a link in the text. Open your TurboTax account yourself, by typing the address or using the app, and check your return status there. If the text and your account disagree, trust your account.
A text from 60682 just landed on your phone. It says something about your tax return. Your first question is the right one: is this real, or is someone pretending to be TurboTax?
Quick answer
A text from 60682 is often reported as a TurboTax alert — but never trust the number alone. Check your return status inside your own TurboTax account, opened by you, not through any link in the text.
What seniors report receiving from 60682
TurboTax's own support community says TurboTax uses 60682 for text alerts. People report two kinds of messages from this number. One says a federal return was accepted. The other says a federal return was rejected.
The alerts are short. They name the return, not your bank account. They do not ask you to send money. They do not ask for your password.
One warning still applies. A sender name can be faked on any phone. The number alone never proves a text is real. That is why the two tests below matter more than the number.
The two tests that settle it
- Test 1 — Did you file with TurboTax? If you never used TurboTax, a 60682 text cannot be a real alert for you. Treat it as fake. Delete it, or forward it to 7726 first.
- Test 2 — Does the status match inside your own account? Open TurboTax yourself. Type the address by hand, or open the app you already use. Do not tap any link in the text. If your account shows the same status, the text matches. If it shows something else, or nothing at all, the text is fake.
Never call a number from the text. Never reply with personal details. Real alerts do not need your password, your Social Security number, or a payment.
How scammers fake this
Scammers copy the look of tax alerts. TurboTax's own community records one clear case from 2026. A text from 74262 claimed a tax filing was incomplete. It pushed a shortened link. Intuit's team called it a phishing attempt.
Compare the two styles. A real alert is specific. It names your return and its status. A fake alert is vague. It says your filing is incomplete, but it never says which return. It pushes you to tap a link fast.
The IRS rule settles many cases at once. The IRS never initiates contact by text. A text that claims to be the IRS is fake, whatever number it comes from.
One more rule. A real tax alert never asks for money. A text that demands a fee, a gift card, or a payment to finish your return is a scam.
What to do in each case
If the text matches your account, you are done. Nothing else is needed. You can delete the text.
If it does not match, or you never used TurboTax, do not click. Do not reply. Do not call any number in the text. Forward the text to 7726. That spells SPAM on your keypad. It reports the sender to your carrier.
If the text pretends to be TurboTax, report it to Intuit too. Forward the details to [email protected]. Include the number and the message. If there was a link, do not tap it to copy it. Screenshot it instead.
If you already clicked, do not enter any details on the page that opened. Close it. Then follow our step-by-step scam recovery guide. It walks you through securing your accounts and reporting the scam.
If the text says your return was rejected, stay calm. A rejection is common and fixable. Open your own TurboTax account and read the exact reason there. Fix it inside your account, not through the text.
How to stop these texts
For genuine alerts, reply STOP to the thread. TurboTax's support community says customers can reply STOP, or change alert settings inside their TurboTax account.
Never reply STOP to a text you believe is fake. Any reply tells a scammer your number is active. Forward fakes to 7726 instead, then delete them.
Still unsure about a number? Look it up with our free Short Code Checker. And if the message claims to be from the tax agency itself, read our IRS tax scam guide for the full pattern.
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Is 60682 TurboTax?
TurboTax's own support community says TurboTax uses 60682 for text alerts. But the number alone never proves a text is real, because sender names can be faked. Check your return status inside your own TurboTax account, opened by you. If it matches, the alert matches. If not, the text is fake.
I never used TurboTax — why did I get this?
Two reasons are common. Someone may have typed your number by mistake. Or a scammer may be testing numbers at random. Either way, do not click or reply. Delete it, or forward it to 7726 first.
The text says my return was rejected — what now?
Stay calm. Open your own TurboTax account and read the exact reason there. Fix it inside your account. Never fix a return through a link in a text.
Should I click the link?
No. Never open a tax return, a refund, or a payment through a text link. Open the app or type the address yourself. A real alert never needs you to click.
How do I stop these texts?
For real TurboTax alerts, reply STOP or change settings in your account. For fakes, never reply. Forward them to 7726 and delete them.
Sources: TurboTax support community (ttlc.intuit.com) answers on 60682 text alerts and the 74262 phishing report; IRS guidance that the agency never initiates contact by text; FTC guidance on reporting scam texts to 7726. Last updated October 2026.