{"id":17473,"date":"2012-01-31T23:23:11","date_gmt":"2012-02-01T04:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=17473"},"modified":"2014-02-15T02:33:58","modified_gmt":"2014-02-15T08:33:58","slug":"beware-of-phishing-scams-using-irs-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2012\/01\/31\/beware-of-phishing-scams-using-irs-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Beware of phishing scams using IRS links"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tBeware of phishing scams using IRS links<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWhat is PHISHING?\n<\/p>\n

\n\tPhishing (fish’ing)<\/em> is when a con artist sends you an email falsely pretending to be another business in attempt to scam you into giving private information for identity thief. The email gives you a fake link to a website and ask for passwords, social security numbers, date of birth, credit cards, and bank accounts numbers. But legitimate organizations already have that information.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tBe aware of the scam emails claiming to be connected with the IRS. The latest scammer has been from Intuit who makes TurboTax. The fake Intuit email is claiming that they were unable to match your name and taxpayer identification number (TIN). It gives you a malware link to review your account and then steal confidential data from your computer.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMake sure you have the latest anti-spam software to help most of the phishing emails and dangerous links. Or if you are worred you won’t be able to spot a fake, just go here and get a free efile<\/a> directly from TurboTax (The real one!). Example below is a fake:\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tAlso, the IRS does not make contact by emails and never ask for your debit or credit card information. If you are not sure if your email is fake, please do not open the attachment but forward it to phishing@irs.gov.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThis is a fake IRS email sample:\n<\/p>\n

\n\t“From: "Internal Revenue Service"
\n\tSubject: IRS Notification -Fiscal Activity
\n\tDate: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 23:57:35 +0300\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAfter the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $268.32.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tPlease 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.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tTo access the form for your tax refund, please click here .\n<\/p>\n

\n\tRegards,
\n\tInternal Revenue Service
\n\t© Copyright 2007, Internal Revenue Service U.S.A. All rights reserved.”\n<\/p>\n

\n\tHoward Knight is the principal at Howard Knight CPA. For questions or comment on this article, he can be reached at hk@howardknight.com.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tTo learn more about Howard Knight CPA\n<\/p>\n

\n\tHoward Knight
\n\t12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1100-105
\n\tHouston, TX 77046
\n\t713.568.3380 v\/vp
\n\thttp:\/\/www.howardknight.com<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tCIRCULAR 230 DISCLOSURE: Any federal tax advice contained in this communication, including attachments and\/or links, is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, by anyone for the purpose of avoiding federal tax penalties that may be imposed by Internal Revenue Code or applicable state or local tax law provisions or for promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any tax-related matters addressed herein.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Beware of phishing scams using IRS links What is PHISHING? Phishing (fish’ing) is when a con artist sends you an email falsely pretending to be another business in attempt to scam you into giving private information for identity thief. The…<\/p>\n

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