Scam involving IRS

[David P. Valley]

You all got to love this email I received today.
Does this scam artist believe that someone is going to take this bait?

Note the lower half of the email where it states....

Important: Do not use credit and/or american express or discover cards. Only cards that are linked to your checking/savings account are accepted.

This is Francis V. from the Refund Operations Department at Internal Revenue Service(United States Department of the Treasury).
After the last annual calculation of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $103.82. Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 2-4 days in order to process it. A refund can be delayed for a variety of reason. For exemple (invalid records or applying after the deadline).

The good news is that Internal Revenue Service will make this refund directly to your visa and/or mastercard linked
to your checking/savings account instead a check or a direct deposit. To access the form for your tax refund, please continue to our secure server form at: https://sa1.www4.irs.gov/irfof/lang/en/irfofgetrefund.jsp

Important: Do not use credit and/or american express or discover cards. Only cards that are linked to your checking/savings account are accepted.

Regards,
Francis V.
Internal Revenue Service - Tax Refund Specialist

[Henry Valenzano, CMI]

G Wiz I never get any money back. You have all the luck.

[tdietrich1]

I bet the url displayed as an irs site, but when you actually clicked on it, it went to another phishing site.

tom

[Jeffrey R. Pope]

Forward the email to phishing@irs.gov

I got one of those a few days ago. . .

[Peter Doane]

IRS never sends out emails, LOL!!!!!

[Blaine Wiley]

Originally Posted by pdoane

IRS never sends out emails, LOL!!!!!

Nope, just men in suits that have no sense of humor!!

[phinsperger]

I got that email today also. Perhaps that is why the U.S. is so heavily in to debt. Your IRS is giving people like me, who are not even American, tax refunds.

[Russell Spriggs]

When can I get one of those emails?

[jgroves]

Originally Posted by bwiley

Nope, just men in suits that have no sense of humor!!

Warning this is not a joke.

I ran a friend's store when I was an undergrad. He was behind on paying his sales tax to the state of GA, and they sent out 2 Revenue agents. Their names? Hunt and Slaughter. I fell off my stool when they showed me their ID. They were not as amused as I was!
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[Bob Elliott]

That is funny .
I got another round of that West Africa woman today.
I thought that one had played out 6 months ago.

[nwagner]

LOL, the IRS speaking in a congradulatory tone about sending money your way!

[David P. Valley]

Originally Posted by jpope

Forward the email to phishing@irs.gov

I got one of those a few days ago. . .

Yeah, I did that yesterday but I doubt the IRS even has the time to pursue this....

[cduphily]

Originally Posted by dvalley

You all got to love this email I received today.
Does this scam artist believe that someone is going to take this bait?

Note the lower half of the email where it states....

Important: Do not use credit and/or american express or discover cards. Only cards that are linked to your checking/savings account are accepted.

This is Francis V. from the Refund Operations Department at Internal Revenue Service(United States Department of the Treasury).
After the last annual calculation of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $103.82. Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 2-4 days in order to process it. A refund can be delayed for a variety of reason. For exemple (invalid records or applying after the deadline).

The good news is that Internal Revenue Service will make this refund directly to your visa and/or mastercard linked
to your checking/savings account instead a check or a direct deposit. To access the form for your tax refund, please continue to our secure server form at: https://sa1.www4.irs.gov/irfof/lang/en/irfofgetrefund.jsp

Important: Do not use credit and/or american express or discover cards. Only cards that are linked to your checking/savings account are accepted.

Regards,
Francis V.
Internal Revenue Service - Tax Refund Specialist

What the hell! They only offered me $83.00!

[Henry Valenzano, CMI]

Originally Posted by cduphily

What the hell! They only offered me $83.00!

Thats $83.00 More then me!!

[cduphily]

Originally Posted by hvalenzano

Thats $83.00 More then me!!

Now I don't feel so bad.