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M3boy
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Spoof email ....
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October 29, 2007, 11:55:24 AM »
Received this today titles "Tax Refund" :
After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $109.30. 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
Anyone else get one of these?
Obviously I have removed the hyperlink of "click here" but it seemed to point to a sports website!! lol
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October 29, 2007, 11:57:46 AM »
Strange though, the email "seems" to come from an email address at irs.gov
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October 29, 2007, 11:58:43 AM »
extract from irs.gov website :
"IRS Warns Taxpayers of New E-mail Scams
Updated Sept. 19, 2007 — Another recent e-mail scam tells taxpayers that the IRS has calculated their "fiscal activity" and that they are eligible to receive a tax refund of a certain amount. Taxpayers receive a page of, or are sent to, a Web site (titled "Get Your Tax Refund!") that copies the appearance of the genuine "Where's My Refund?" interactive page on the genuine IRS Web site. Like the real "Where's My Refund?" page, taxpayers are asked to enter their SSNs and filing status. However, the phony Web page asks taxpayers to enter their credit card account numbers instead of the exact amount of refund as shown on their tax return, as the real "Where's My Refund?" page does. Moreover, the IRS does not send e-mails to taxpayers to advise them of refunds or to request financial information.
Updated Aug. 24, 2007 — The Internal Revenue Service today warned taxpayers of a new phishing scam, in which an e-mail purporting to come from the IRS advises taxpayers they can receive $80 by filling out an online customer satisfaction survey. The IRS urges taxpayers to ignore this solicitation and not provide any requested information. The IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers through e-mail.
Updated June 19, 2007 — In another recent scam, consumers have received a "Tax Avoidance Investigation" e-mail claiming to come from the IRS' "Fraud Department" in which the recipient is asked to complete an "investigation form," for which there is a link contained in the e-mail, because of possible fraud that the recipient committed. It is believed that clicking on the link may activate a Trojan Horse."
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Re: Spoof email ....
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October 29, 2007, 11:59:15 AM »
You can change the "from" email address to anything you like...
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October 29, 2007, 12:01:30 PM »
I know that Bongo, just wanted to alert others who may not be aware.
BIG clue was that the bcc field was used instead of the to filed - they also left the link visable on the "click here".
Not a very good attempt, but I bet it fools some people
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October 29, 2007, 12:10:51 PM »
Quote from: Bongo on October 29, 2007, 11:59:15 AM
You can change the "from" email address to anything you like...
At work I get spam emails which were 'sent' by me.
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October 29, 2007, 12:15:59 PM »
Quote from: AndrewT on October 29, 2007, 12:10:51 PM
Quote from: Bongo on October 29, 2007, 11:59:15 AM
You can change the "from" email address to anything you like...
At work I get spam emails which were 'sent' by me.
You got nothing better to do?
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October 29, 2007, 12:26:32 PM »
Quote from: M3boy on October 29, 2007, 11:58:43 AM
extract from irs.gov website :
Moreover, the IRS does not send e-mails to taxpayers to advise them of refunds or to request financial information.
The Inland revenue telling you they owe you money -- now thats a huge giveaway >:?
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