Beware of the Fake IRS – Unreported/Underreported Income Scam Emails
January 20th, 2010. Published under Fraud, Scams. No Comments.
Luckily I read all email in plain text format as opposed to HTML email,, because I do that I can see the actual links in emails instead of the links being hidden in HTML format email. I got this scam email this morning and for a moment I thought it might be legit until I saw the last portion of the link. It directs to a site in Poland (.pl). The Internal Revenue Service does not use email regarding problems with your taxes. They always correspond via printer letters sent via US postal mail. Any time you get an email from the US government regarding a problem like taxes, do not click any links, print it our and contact the agency, as in the case the IRS ( www.irs.gov ).
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Beware of the Fake IRS – Unreported/Underreported Income Scam Emails