Posted: November 3rd, 2010
Scams
There are new email scams going around posing as the IRS. The Internal Revenue Service WILL NOT contact anyone using email. The websites listed in the emails are links to pages. The links in the email messages take you to scam sites, even though they look like they go to the IRS website they DO NOT. DO NOT click on any link in these emails.
Here are two samples to watch out for.
Sample one:
From: Internal Revenue Service [mailto:taxes@irs.gov]
Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 3:45 PM
To: Brian Snyder
Subject: Your tax application has been rejected!
In order to apply for a new tax refund , please download the new form for tax-refund applications, open it , complete it and send it to :
jkerry@irs.gov
The form can be downloaded from :
http://www.irs.gov/forms/tax-refund/?tax_id=972398429
Thank you
Internal revenue service
Sample two:
EFTPS ONLINE
THE EASIEST WAY TO PAY YOUR FEDERAL TAXES |
Unfortunately, your Federal Tax Payment ID: 0103759 has not been confirmed. |
Please, verify the information you have submitted and refer to Code R21. Follow this link for help:
http://eftps.gov/R21
Return Reason Code R21 - The identification number used in the Company Identification Field is wrong. Or you might be facing some computer problems. Please scan your PC for viruses. |
EFTPS: The Electronic Federal Tax Payment System |
WARNING!
You are using an Official United States Government System, which may be used only for authorized purposes! Unauthorized modification of any information stored on this system may result in criminal prosecution. The Government may monitor and audit the usage of this system, and all persons are hereby notified that the use of this system constitutes consent to such monitoring and auditing. Unauthorized attempts to upload information and/or change information on this web site are strictly prohibited and are subject to prosecution under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Actof 1986 and Title 18 U.S!C. Sec! 1001 and 1030. |
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