Thought I'd alert folks about a national problem in the U.S.--fraudulent emails supposedly from the IRS stating you have a refund...if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is!!

Date:   6/20/2008 1:48:24 PM ( 16 y ago)

Dear Curezoners:

I just got an email supposedly from the IRS saying I had a refund due me, please click on link below for a form to fill out, etc.

Since when does the IRS notify you by email???

THIS IS FRAUDULENT! DON'T CLICK ON THE LINK AS YOU MAY GET A NASTY VIRUS ENTERED INTO YOUR COMPUTER!

I checked out the IRS website and they state clearly and emphatically they do NOT use email to notify anyone of anything, refund or other.

If you get one of these emails, the IRS recommends you forward it to their antifraud division at phishing@irs.gov

For more information, go to the IRS website at:

How to Report and Identify Phishing, E-mail Scams and Bogus IRS Web Sites
http://www.irs.gov/privacy/article/0,,id=179820,00.html



Blessings, Liora


 

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