Report a Scam
Verify First · Report It · Protect the Next Person
Scammers sometimes impersonate trusted tax firms — including ours. If you’ve received a suspicious email, call, or text claiming to be from Republix Tax & Wealth Management or “The Tax Group,” this page tells you exactly what to do. Reporting takes minutes and protects the next person.
Step 1: Don’t Respond — Verify First
The real Republix contacts you only from contact@republixtaxandwealth.com or (530) 215-1285, and exchanges documents only through our secure client portal. We will never ask for your Social Security number, bank details, gift cards, or wire transfers by unexpected email, text, or phone call. Unsure? Call our office at (530) 215-1285 before replying to anything — we’d rather take ten “just checking” calls than see one person harmed.
Step 2: Report It to Us
Forward the suspicious message — or send a screenshot with the sender’s phone number, email address, or website — to contact@republixtaxandwealth.com with the subject line “SCAM REPORT.” Every report helps us document the fraud and pursue the people behind it. Please don’t delete the original message.
Step 3: Report It to the Authorities
FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center — ic3.gov — the main federal channel for online fraud
Federal Trade Commission — reportfraud.ftc.gov
IRS — forward tax-related scam emails to phishing@irs.gov; more at irs.gov/report-phishing
California Attorney General — oag.ca.gov/report
Building the Case Together
We have been tracking and documenting this impersonation scheme since 2023. Every report we receive is preserved as evidence, and we are consulting with legal counsel regarding potential collective legal action against those responsible. If you were contacted — or harmed — by anyone impersonating Republix or “The Tax Group,” your report could matter. Please include dates, screenshots, phone numbers, websites, and any losses. With your permission, we may follow up with you if legal action moves forward.
A Personal Note from Our Founder
I learned this scam was being run in my name while I was in the hospital for a month, recovering from lupus complications made worse by stress. This scheme didn’t just steal a business name — it nearly cost me my life. That is why I am dedicated to doing the right thing: documenting it, reporting it, and helping stop the people behind it so they can never do this to anyone else. If they contacted you, please don’t stay silent — your report joins mine.
— Jennina Johansen, CEO, Republix Tax & Wealth Management
If You Already Shared Information or Sent Money
Contact your bank or card issuer immediately to stop or dispute payments. If you shared your SSN, visit IdentityTheft.gov for a free recovery plan, and consider a credit freeze with the three bureaus. Then call us — we’ll help you understand any tax-side exposure and next steps, no judgment. Scams work because they’re designed to; it’s not your fault.
Transparency is one of our core commitments. We publish this page because protecting you matters more to us than pretending impersonation doesn’t happen.