dougchips

This is a copy paste from an email I received this morning. Somehow they were able to show their address as "service@irs.gov.

After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $268.32. 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. All rights reserved.

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Tom R

Sounds fishy t' me, - - sounds like after you submit it, - - they'll be back in touch asking for some more (personal) info . . .

skymaster

Doug: YEAH,RIGHT,SHURE BS THATS what it is HOWEVER DONT TOSS IT!!!!!!
Call the Real IRS closest to you and notify them about this scam! I guarantee you that they will be most interested . Hell you might even get some money outta this if they actually catch this sob.
JackM

ChrWright

I'd bet it's bogus... Since when does the IRS send emails about refunds?

I'd bet they'll ask for your bank info in order to "expedite" your refund.

Seems the crooks are constantly thinking of new scams to get at your info & money.

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dougchips

From the IRS' site:

You Can Help Shut Down Phishing Schemes

The good news is that you can help shut down these schemes and prevent others from being victimized. If you receive a suspicious e-mail that claims to come from the IRS, you can relay that e-mail to a new IRS mailbox, phishing@irs.gov. Follow instructions in the link below for sending the bogus e-mail to ensure that it retains critical elements found in the original e-mail. The IRS can use the information, URLs and links in the suspicious e-mails you send to trace the hosting Web site and alert authorities to help shut down the fraudulent sites. Unfortunately, due to the expected volume, the IRS will not be able to acknowledge receipt or respond to you.

phishing@irs.gov
Instructions for submitting phishing e-mails to IRS
IR-2006-49, IRS Establishes e-Mail Box for Taxpayers to Report Phony e-Mails
Identity Theft

Identity theft can be committed through e-mail (phishing) or other means, such as regular mail, fax or telephone, or even by going through someone's trash.

Identity theft occurs when someone uses your personal

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mdshunk

I just heard about this one the other day on another site. The official IRS answer was that if the letter ends with "Regards, IRS", that's the time that it's among the scam letters. Trying to find that site now....

skymaster

There ya go Doug, as I said :} If you noticed that email did NOT have the following at min: No division, address, phone numbers, signature of person to contact, etc. Forward the Email AS YOU RECV"D IT, dont make any changes. As Long as they get the original there are ways they can track it thru the internal headers, IP addresses etc contained in its code.This pertains to ALL spam and junk mail Just Forward any of that crap to the appropriate places.
JackM
PS Sorry bout not getting your money ROFLMAO

framerman

why would the IRS email it to you? Did you give them your email address? They can piss off as far as I'm concerned...unless they send money...by snail mail

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I have to agree with skymaster, forward the whole thing, don't add to it.

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skymaster

I have to laff! TODAY I got the same spam!!! Except Doug got a better offer I only got 192 bucks

PressurePros

I don't believe anything I get via email anymore. A couple years ago I got the PayPal one and luckily asked someone about it. Called PayPal and had my password changed right away.

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dougchips

The Paypal one almost got me, I never verified my account and a fake paypal sent me an e-mail about verifing my account.

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TempestV

If the IRS was able to calculate that you were owed a refund, and able to total the amount, you wouldn't have to apply to get it, they would send it to you.

jensenconstruction

I just got almost the identical email. I'll be forwording a copy to the IRS so they can investigate.

Here's the copy from the email I recieved:


From: "Internal Revenue Service" <service@irs.gov>
Subject: IRS Notification (Tax Refund Form)
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 17:32:44 +0200

After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $268.32
Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 2-3 days in order to process it.

To access the form for your tax refund, please click here

Regards,
Internal Revenue Service

I hope no ones falling for this scam

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dougchips

Update, I have now recieved this same e-mail (Irs) two more times, one was from "paypal" and the other was from a bank.

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skymaster

for any body who doesnt already know or have this:
Paypal crap forward all to SPOOF@PAYPAL.COM
Ebay SPOOF@EBAY.COM

anytime you get anything from either FORWARD IT AS IS. If it is a real email they will CALL you or send a response that will authenticate it.

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If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

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varybarry

Yeah sometimes they seem so legitimate that its hard to tell. I stay away from anything that I don't recognize and if it is something I verify with the person before I click any links or send information.

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daArch

Actually it's quite simple to figure out - IT'S ALL SPAM !!!

Here's a screen shot of the inbox of "spam trap" e-address - the one I use for ordering, giving sites that want an e-address for whatever, etc. Look at all these banks and such. And remember this - I DO NOT HAVE AN ACCOUT AT THIS E-ADDRESS WITH ANY OF THESE ENTITIES !!!! I've also gotten that IRS one. And one phish was "from" Yahoo or something, "The e-mail address on your account has been changed to sallywetspot@hotmail.com if this is not correct please click here" That ALMOST got me ALMOST got me thinking. Anyway, here's just two days of phish on my spam trap:

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