This morning I received the following e-mail Tax Refund Scam. The IRS will NEVER contact you via e-mail Folks, so don't fall for this kind of B.S.!
From: service@yahoo.co.jp (IRS)
Internal Revenue Service
Online Refund Form
After the last annual calculation of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $620.50.
Please submit the tax refund and allow us 3-9 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>>
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THANKS FOR THE TIMELY HEADS-UP!
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Joe,
ReplyDeleteJust a heads up, the email address is the biggest indicator of this scam. Any address ending in .CO.XX indicates a county code. In this case Japan. This is a Yahoo Japan address. RU equals russia etc...
The any federal agency will always end in the agency.GOV, ie IRS.GOV, FDA.GOV, HOUSE.GOV, SENATE.GOV, etc...
Did you send a copy of the email to the IRS so they would know this is happening?
ReplyDeleteYou probably should.
I also received one of these email messages several months ago. I immediately called my accountant and he advised the IRS never sends out email and it is a SCAM! My accountant is a great guy!
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