Scam/News
Before you sign up for that tax refund online....March 1st, 2006
IRS is warning consumers against a phishing e-mail scam that directs them to a website to enter personal identifying and financial information in order to receive a tax refund. The bogus e-mail, which claims to come from taxrefunds@irs.gov tells the recipient that he or she is eligible to receive a tax refund for a given amount. It provides a link that recipients are supposed to follow to submit a form online. Recipients are also asked to provide personal identifying and financial information - the kind of information used by ID thieves to defraud consumers of their funds and credit. Call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040 to verify if you are legitimately being contacted by email about a tax refund.