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More spoof IRS email

#1 Post by Snaxx » Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:32 pm

Looks like those spoofers pretending to be the IRS are realizing that $60 or $100 isn't enough to get people to let them steal their identity, so the numbers went up. Note the misspelling "Deparment" and the Euro-style listing of the refund amount, with a comma instead of a period.
After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have
determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $2839,49.
Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 3-9 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 your tax refund, please click here (link to a page at diversifiedimports.net, disabled here)


Best Regards,
Tax Refund Deparment
Internal Revenue Service

© Copyright 2008, Internal Revenue Service U.S.A. All rights reserved.
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Re: More spoof IRS email

#2 Post by MarleysGh0st » Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:18 pm

jacorbett70 wrote:
© Copyright 2008, Internal Revenue Service U.S.A. All rights reserved.
Oooh, that copyright notice on their e-mail is a nice touch! :roll:
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#3 Post by PlacentiaSoccerMom » Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:30 pm

How many people have fallen for this scam?
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#4 Post by ulysses5019 » Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:32 pm

You mean I'm not gonna get that refund??????
I believe in the usefulness of useless information.
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#5 Post by kayrharris » Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:54 pm

I got a similar email a couple of months ago and emailed Snaxx about it.
Of course, I knew it was a scam but wanted to know if it could be reported.

The IRS does like to be made aware of these scams.
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#6 Post by Snaxx » Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:12 pm

I'm not sure if there is a reliable estimate of how many people fall for these emails. In a recent report, the IRS said it received about 33,000 emails reporting about 1500 different schemes.

http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,, ... 75,00.html





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#7 Post by peacock2121 » Tue Apr 01, 2008 5:49 am

It amazes me that anyone who has the wherewithall to use a computer would fall for this stuff.

I really do think people are more aware than they are.
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#8 Post by astrnomr » Tue Apr 01, 2008 6:39 am

PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:How many people have fallen for this scam?
Anybody who falls for these IRS scams is paying the "idiot tax".
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