[bksvol-discuss] OT: phishing IRS
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:35:48 -0800 (PST)
I just received an email purportedly from the IRS
saying that I received a refund and mentioning a
specific amount. It seemed odd to me--why would I get
it now when I received a refund months back, why would
such a notice come in an email...But the URL contained
IRS.gov.
Being suspicious, I googled and indeed it is a
phishing expedition dating from 2005. I didn't click
on where it said to click--if I had and if I saw that
it asked for information such as social security
number, I would not have responded, recognizing it as
a phish, but I thought I'd post a warning here in case
such an email catches one of you asleep or not
thinking. As I suspected, the IRS pointed out that
"does not ask for personal identification or financial
information through unsolicited e-mails. Taxpayers do
not have to complete a special form to collect a
refund. Taxpayers can contact the IRS at
1-800-829-1040 to find out whether the agency is
trying to contact them about a refund."
Indeed, in the past I've received refunds not only
that I knew I should be getting but because of
mistakes I'd made on my or my dad's tax forms. What a
pleasant surprise that was, to know the IRS is honest.
smile
G.Cindy
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