EISO Advisories
Beware of IRS or Tax Refund Phishing Scams - 03/27/2008
The Internal Revenue Service has recently issued consumer warnings on the fraudulent use of the IRS name or logo by Internet scammers trying to gain access to consumers' financial information. These attempts are called phishing and used to steal your identity and assets. With the recent Legislative activity surrounding the federal economic stimulus plan to give taxpayers an additional rebate, there is added confusion and potential for abuse against the unwary or naïve. DON'T BE ONE OF THEM!
Scores of fake Internet sites tempt users with schemes posing as IRS or Tax Refund sites and asking for updated information so refunds can be processed. The IRS does not send unsolicited e-mail about tax account matters to individual, business, tax-exempt or other taxpayers. If you get one, it's a scam.
There are dozens of these phishing scams making the rounds by email and they are all intended steal your personal information. Instead of clicking on that e-mail, simply hit the delete key. See the attached link for more information from the IRS.
REMEMBER - THE IRS DOES NOT SEND UNSOLICITED E-MAIL TO TAXPAYERS.