Alert - IRS Tax Refund eMail Scam
You may have received the following email. If so you are the target of an eMail Scam, commonly called a "Phishing" scam. Following the link included in the email could result in financial and identity loses. For more information about phishing visit SecurePCNews and review the article entitled "Don't get hooked by a phisher."
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Following is the text of the Scam email message:
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From: Internal Revenue Service [mailto:service@irs.gov]
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 2:16 PM
Subject: Tax Refund
Importance: High
After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $109.30. Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 6-9 days in order to process it.
A refund can be delayed for a variety of reasons. For example submitting invalid records or applying after the deadline.
To access the form for your tax refund, please click here
Regards,
Internal Revenue Service
© Copyright 2007, Internal Revenue Service U.S.A..
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Click here to view a full color version of the fake IRS website.
If you received an email like this, the safest thing to do is just delete it. If you have already clicked on the link you may have unknowingly downloaded a harmful PC virus. You should immediately run a full virus scan to check for spyware or anyother malware.
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If you provided any information such as your online banking login information or any other personal inforation you may be at risk for fraudulent financial transactions. You should immediately contact your financial institution for assistance. For more information about what to do if you think you may be the victim of a phishing email visit SecurePCNews.
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Following is the text of the Scam email message:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
From: Internal Revenue Service [mailto:service@irs.gov]
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 2:16 PM
Subject: Tax Refund
Importance: High
After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $109.30. Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 6-9 days in order to process it.
A refund can be delayed for a variety of reasons. For example submitting invalid records or applying after the deadline.
To access the form for your tax refund, please click here
Regards,
Internal Revenue Service
© Copyright 2007, Internal Revenue Service U.S.A..
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Click here to view a full color version of fraudulent email.
Click here to view a full color version of the fake IRS website.
If you received an email like this, the safest thing to do is just delete it. If you have already clicked on the link you may have unknowingly downloaded a harmful PC virus. You should immediately run a full virus scan to check for spyware or anyother malware.
If you don't have anti-virus or anti-spyware software, visit our online shop for a number of brands you can purchase online and download from Office Depot.
If you provided any information such as your online banking login information or any other personal inforation you may be at risk for fraudulent financial transactions. You should immediately contact your financial institution for assistance. For more information about what to do if you think you may be the victim of a phishing email visit SecurePCNews.
Labels: email scam, fake email, irs tax refund, phishing
posted by Aubrey Jones @ Monday, November 19, 2007
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