Look out for this new e-mail scam
August 31, 2009 by Sam NarisiPosted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Security
There’s a new identity theft scam being conducted through phony government e-mails.
The messages allegedly tell recipients how to get tax refunds from the Making Work Pay tax credit directly deposited into a bank account. They’re sent from what looks like an IRS mailbox, but are really from criminals looking for bank account numbers and other personal information.
Fraudsters impersonate the IRS regularly, often sending phony tax forms and asking users to fill them out (including their name, Social Security Number, etc.).
But one important fact to tell users about: The IRS does not initiate conversations with taxpayers over e-mail.
The agency requests any suspicious e-mails be forwarded to phishing@irs.gov.
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Tags: e-mail, identity theft, IRS, scam
September 2nd, 2009 at 2:31 pm
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