Here is what the email said.
After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that
you are eligible to receive a status refund of $301.17.
Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 3-6 days in order to
process it.
To access the form for your status refund, please click here
Regards,
Internal Revenue Service
Copyright 2007, Internal Revenue Service U.S.A. All rights reserved.
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and heres the email it came from.
status@irs.gov
2007-10-02 20:40:17 · 9 answers · asked by Ann F 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ Other - Taxes
Yes it's a scam. See http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=170894,00.html
2007-10-03 04:24:34 · answer #1 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a SCAM! The link only looks like it's to the IRS. It will take you to a fake site that will ask for personal information that WILL result in identity theft. YOUR identity. The IRS NEVER contacts taxpayers via e-mail. E-mail is NOT a secure means of communication. Forward the e-mail to Phishing@irs.gov and just delete it.
2016-04-07 01:37:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't waste your time with this. The IRS would never contact you by email about a tax refund. And they would certainly not use the language employed in the message. It is obvious that the message came from a foreign country, and while the grammar is correct, the choice of terminology is a dead giveaway. The link will take you to a site that looks like the IRS site but is actually designed to collect your private information by having you fill out a form.
Please also don't waste the time of IRS personnel by calling them about this. They have enough to do with legitimate issues.
2007-10-03 00:19:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's a SCAM! The IRS will NEVER contact you by e-mail. They don't have your e-mail address. Didn't you notice the fact that there is no place to put your e-mail address on your tax return?
Another dead giveaway is that the IRS does NOT copyright ANY of it's publications. Ever!
By the way, spoofing the From: address of an e-mail is childs play. It did not come from the IRS.
2007-10-03 04:00:13 · answer #4 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The real IRS NEVER EVER sends emails out telling people that they have refunds due. They don't do letters either, as well as phone calls.
These are SCAMS -- delete them, ignore them and do not be curious about them and give them any information
2007-10-02 20:49:09 · answer #5 · answered by imisidro 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is a scam. They just want to get you personal information.
If you get e-mails like this, e-mail the IRS ask them is this real? If not give them the information sent, so the can try to track down the people who sent it to you.
2007-10-02 20:51:18 · answer #6 · answered by Poe B 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
i think the best way for u is to make a phone call to the IRS, and to check whether there's refund things? mails of scam is really popular, so be ware when receiving mails that brings u money......lol
2007-10-02 20:49:02 · answer #7 · answered by jeff you 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It may be a "spoofed" address. irs.gov sounds real, but clicking on the link may take you somewhere else.
The IRS would contact you by snail-mail, not by email unless you had specifically requested them to do so.
2007-10-02 20:51:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes, it is a scam to get your personal info. Do not answer them!
2007-10-02 20:46:25 · answer #9 · answered by PBcruzr 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋