I got this email -
"After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $XXX. 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"
The webpage that the link goes to is http://theretopmodel.uwsag.com/forum/includes/index.php If i click on that link it takes me to a webpage that looks original.. If it is not, where and to whom do i report this ? Please advice.. Thanks..
2007-08-24 09:38:17 · 18 answers · asked by Viru 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
BTW, the header contains the following info..
From: "service@irs.gov"
Subject: IRS Notification - Fiscal Activity
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:06:21 +0300
2007-08-24 09:40:25 · update #1
If you look at the header it says that its from irs.gov. How is that possible, unless one creates an email id of the same name.. and i believe one just cant create an email id with a .gov extension right ?
2007-08-24 09:51:31 · update #2
It's a scam.
2007-08-24 10:17:58 · answer #1 · answered by Gabriel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got one today too. It's totally fake. My e-mail address is not official for one so the IRS would certainly not use it. The most important way to tell this is a fake s to see a .com or anything that doesn't have a .gov. Mine was obviously Russian. It had a .ru in it. Russia is full of crooks. I reported mine to spam@uce.gov. Always be extremely careful with personal and financial info.
2007-08-26 12:46:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scam and spam. I don't really receive that much spam to begin with thanks to a little anti-spam tool called Spambayes (free software). Well worth checking out.
And, the IRS is old-fashioned. They, thankfully, only do snail-mail. And that domain is a dead-giveaway that it isn't the IRS. The IRS has their domain at www.irs.gov. Only official government agencies get .gov domains so why would they send traffic anywhere else?
As to the e-mail address of where it came from. That is called spoofing and it is incredibly easy to do. But it is also something Spambayes is more than well-equipped to deal with - one of the reasons I would never see that sort of message in my inbox in the first place.
2007-08-24 09:59:22 · answer #3 · answered by Cube Dweller 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WHEN I TRY TO GO TO THAT SITE IT STOPS ME AND SAYS:This is a reported phishing website
http://www.superpopugai.ru/forum/images/avatars/gallery/animapets/images/.login/secure/IRS/web-access/www.IRS.gov/index.html
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We recommend that you close this webpage and do not continue to this website.
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2007-08-24 09:53:59 · answer #4 · answered by jason_415_08 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tax refund? Surely you jest. The Govt is quick to take your money, but very slow to return it. They certainly won't take 6-9 days via the net to do it, try 6-9 months.
Scam with the capital S.
2007-08-24 09:47:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The IRS would either A contact you by phone or B actually see you in person or C send you something in the mail. I've never heard of the IRS sending anyone email, yet. I wouldn't do anything but delete it.
2007-08-24 09:46:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The easiest way to tell that this is a scam is their claim to process your refund in 6 to 9 days. *laugh* The government *never* does anything that quickly!
2007-08-24 09:53:09 · answer #7 · answered by Mathsorcerer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know your question has already been answered by others, but just for future reference, if anyone emails you wanting personal info, it's almost always going to be a ploy to steal your identity. Don't follow up on what they say unless you're absolutely sure of it's origin.
2007-08-24 09:48:27 · answer #8 · answered by Nihil777 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SCAM- the I.R.S. will never email you about a refund but rather use the U.S. Mail. and if you will look at the news or online you can see that this IRS email scam has been warned against sending them your info.
2007-08-24 09:45:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I dont think this is real, the IRS like to talk to you or see you in person, not with a email, call your local IRS office in the phone book under goverment listings, and dont reply to that email!!!
2007-08-24 09:45:03 · answer #10 · answered by thenascardog 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it was real...it would take you to an IRS website.
Do not be fooled by imitations. When in doubt, dont click.
2007-08-24 09:47:00 · answer #11 · answered by Toledo Engineer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋