| If you have an email account, you know about all the | | | | because they click through to the site linked in the |
| scam emails you get. Scammers are getting braver | | | | email. There, they find a site that appears for all |
| and using the IRS name in their new tactics. | | | | intensive purposes to be the one published by the IRS. |
| IRS Warning Taxpayers About New Email Scams | | | | Make no mistake - this means nothing. Anyone can |
| The IRS has begun warning taxpayers that it is seeing | | | | copy and republish a site. Yes, even the site of the |
| a surge in tax scam emails. Many of the emails even | | | | IRS. It is pretty scary when you think about it. Best Buy, |
| have the hubris to use the IRS name! Brave souls, | | | | in fact, had major problems with this for some time. |
| indeed. Regardless, the scams seem to fall in the area | | | | So, where are these scammers? It should come as no |
| of identity theft through phishing tactics. | | | | surprise that few in the boundaries of the United |
| First and foremost, you should understand that the IRS | | | | States would have the nerve to try this. Instead, the |
| does NOT send emails to taxpayers. Never, never, | | | | IRS has tracked most of the scamming emails to |
| never! If you get an email from the IRS, it is a fake. | | | | other countries, but not necessarily the usual suspects. |
| Unconditionally! Do not respond to it under any | | | | The countries include England, Italy, Japan, Germany, |
| circumstances. Do not click links in the body of the | | | | Australia and Singapore. Usual suspects include China, |
| email. Take one action and one action only - delete it! | | | | Aruba, Mexico, Indonesia and Argentina. Surprisingly, |
| Since the turn of the year, the IRS has identified 99 | | | | only a few have originated from the scam mecca of |
| new email scams targeted at taxpayers. All of the | | | | Nigeria. |
| scams are aimed at bilking you out of your private | | | | The best way to beat scammers is to know the facts. |
| information. Most try to do this by claiming your must | | | | The IRS does not communicate in any way with |
| provide information or your will not receive your tax | | | | taxpayers by email. If you get an email purportedly |
| refund. In some cases, the fake emails threaten you | | | | from the IRS, it is a fake. If you have a nagging doubt, |
| with an audit. Again, this is all false information. | | | | call the agency to find out if anything is up. Otherwise, |
| Many people fall victim to the IRS scam emails | | | | delete that email! |