Chapter 32. More tax scams
Notices from the IRS usually are dreaded. They rarely seem to be good news. But, that’s not so when you’re receiving a tax refund.
One scam that takes advantage of this mindset occurs when you receive an email that claims to be from the IRS. One scammer used taxrefunds@irs.gov as an email address. Another phony address used was admin@irs.gov. Both addresses sure look good, but they sure are bad. In the letter from the phony IRS, you’re told that you’re eligible for a tax refund. To obtain your tax refund, you’re told to use the form that you can access through a link in the email. The link takes you to a phony IRS Web site that asks for personal and financial information. The first thing to remember if you receive such ...
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