Warning: IRS email refund check! FRAUD

[Blue.Fairy2]

Internal Revenue Service
United States Department of the Treasury

After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive 240.65$ tax refund under section 501(c) (1) of the Internal Revenue Code. Please submit the Tax Refund Request Form and allow us 3-9 days to process it.

Yours faithfully,
Sarah Hall Ingram, Commissioner


This notification has been sent by the Internal Revenue Service, a bureau of the Department of the Treasury.

Right and I have some great swamp land for you Ms.Ingram!!!!

Do not fall for this 501(c) is the code for non profits.

Last I looked our business was for profit, LOL.

 

[Justsyd2]

The very first hint of foul play should be that the IRS is emailing people regarding an erroneous refund... Like that ever happens!

 

[Blue.Fairy2]

The very first hint of foul play should be that the IRS is emailing people regarding an erroneous refund... Like that ever happens!

Must be my lucky night!!! Just got one from the Federal Reserve too!!!

 

[maddiesmom0116]

The very first hint of foul play should be that the IRS is emailing people regarding an erroneous refund... Like that ever happens!

 

[Cheshire Figment]

The following is from http://www.irs.gov/privacy/article/0,,id=179820,00.html?portlet=1 which is the official IRS Web Site

How to Report and Identify Phishing, E-mail Scams and Bogus IRS Web Sites


The IRS does not initiate taxpayer communications through e-mail.

* The IRS does not request detailed personal information through e-mail.
* The IRS does not send e-mail requesting your PIN numbers, passwords or similar access information for credit cards, banks or other financial accounts.
* Report suspicious e-mails and bogus IRS Web sites to phishing@irs.gov.

If you receive an e-mail from someone claiming to be the IRS or directing you to an IRS site,

* Do not reply.
* Do not open any attachments. Attachments may contain malicious code that will infect your computer.
* Do not click on any links. If you clicked on links in a suspicious e-mail or phishing Web site and entered confidential information, visit our Identity Theft page.
* Use the following steps to report the e-mail or bogus Web site to the IRS.

How to report phishing, e-mail scams and bogus IRS Web sites
If you receive an e-mail or find a Web site you think is pretending to be the IRS,

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Forward the e-mail or Web site URL to the IRS at phishing@irs.gov.
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You can forward the message as received or provide the Internet header of the e-mail. The Internet header has additional information to help us locate the sender.
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After you forward the e-mail or header information to us, delete the message.

How to identify phishing e-mail scams and bogus IRS Web sites

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Sample of phishing e-mails
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First sample of an actual phishing e-mail - PDF
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Second sample of an actual phishing e-mail - PDF
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All IRS.gov Web page addresses begin with, http://www.irs.gov/.
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Is it a phishing Web site? - PDF
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Are you a victim of Identity Theft?
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Contact the Federal Trade Commission at 1-877-IDTHEFT (438-4338)
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Visit the IRS Identity Theft resource page

You may also report misuse of the IRS name, logo, forms or other IRS property to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration toll-free at 1-800-366-4484.

Additional resources

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OnGuardOnline.gov provides protection tips from the federal government and the technology industry.
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Press releases and more
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What is Phishing, Beware of Phishing Schemes
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IR-2006-49, IRS Establishes e-Mail Box for Taxpayers to Report Phony e-Mails.
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Phishing Scams, Frivolous Arguments Top the 2008 “Dirty Dozen” Tax Scams
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You can also forward suspicious e-mails to the Federal Trade Commission at: spam@uce.gov or contact them at 1-877-IDTHEFT (438-4338).
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Having trouble downloading a PDF

 

[hipchickie]

I would guarantee that the IRS know where to put a $ too

 

[Becky2005]

The very first hint of foul play should be that the IRS is emailing people regarding an erroneous refund... Like that ever happens!

Exactly -- trust me IF they want to give you money back...depending on what it is -- they will expect a paper trail of many years back with notorized statements and all. They don't just go "here's some money" -- although if they do, they just magically mail you a check with sending you a letter beforehand with threat of penalties & jail-time if you take it & know you shouldn't. I've had it happen both ways & NEITHER time was I contacted via e-mail.

 

[Silent1CB]

Red flag went up for me because the dollar sign was after the amount. Who in their right mind does that in the USA?