Junky Email Or The IRS Owes Me $268.32?

 
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Old 09-18-2007, 07:49 PM   #21
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Re: Junky Email Or The IRS Owes Me $268.32?


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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.

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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




I have the links for paypal, but didn't know the one for the IRS.

I have received those for months now, and didn't know where to forward them to.

Thanks for the e-mail addy.

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Old 09-18-2007, 07:56 PM   #22
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Why do you find it necessary to post my wife's email address?
OH, was that her?? DAMN, if only I had known. tell her thanks, but the WW may raise a little stink
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Two more fishing e-mails today:

You have one new message at 1st United Services Credit Union.


From: Customer Service
Date: 09/20/2007
Subject: Your Account has been Suspended For Security Reasons

In order to read the message click here to login at
1st United Services Credit Union and access your MAIL section.

1st United Services Credit Union.
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Old 09-20-2007, 04:26 PM   #24
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Dear Customer,

We recently noticed one or more attempts to log in to your account from a foreign IP address.
If you accessed your account while travelling, the unusual login attempts may have been initiated by you.
However, if you did not initiate the logins, please visit Amazon.com Inc. as soon as possible to verify your identity.

This is a security measure that will ensure that you are the only person who can access your Amazon account.
Thank you for your patience as we work together to protect your account.


To get started, please click the link below and login to your account:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/yo***xI killed the linkurstore/ref=pd_irl_gw/104-7990623-3093547?ie=UTF8&signIn=1

Best Regards,
Amazon.com Inc. Security Center
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This one is from the department of energy.

After the last annual calculations of your bills we have determined that
you are eligible to receive a refund of $480.58.
Please submit the refund request and allow us 2-3 business days in order to
process it.

To access the form for your refund, please click here


Note: For security reasons, we will record your ip-address, the date and time.
Deliberate wrong inputs are criminally pursued and indicated.


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