Comments on: Watchout for the Fake IRS Notice http://www.smittysholdings.com/wordpress/2009/watchout-for-the-fake-irs-notice/ Website Marketing, Search Engine Optimization and Important Issues Sat, 05 Nov 2011 18:46:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jen http://www.smittysholdings.com/wordpress/2009/watchout-for-the-fake-irs-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-4015 Jen Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:36:42 +0000 http://www.smittysholdings.com/wordpress/?p=661#comment-4015 It's great to actually be able to ignore something that is seemingly from the IRS. It’s great to actually be able to ignore something that is seemingly from the IRS.

]]> By: Smitty http://www.smittysholdings.com/wordpress/2009/watchout-for-the-fake-irs-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-3910 Smitty Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:27:29 +0000 http://www.smittysholdings.com/wordpress/?p=661#comment-3910 New trick by spammers: E-mails that overwhelm filters By Byron Acohido, USA TODAY Short-lived blasts of viral e-mail are sweeping across the Internet, posing an intensified risk to e-mail users. Last week, an e-mail message purporting to come from the IRS began swamping e-mail systems across America. The complete story... http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-09-16-hackers-email-spam_N.htm?csp= New trick by spammers: E-mails that overwhelm filters
By Byron Acohido, USA TODAY

Short-lived blasts of viral e-mail are sweeping across the Internet, posing an intensified risk to e-mail users.

Last week, an e-mail message purporting to come from the IRS began swamping e-mail systems across America.

The complete story…
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-09-16-hackers-email-spam_N.htm?csp=

]]> By: Ephraim Rodriguez http://www.smittysholdings.com/wordpress/2009/watchout-for-the-fake-irs-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-3905 Ephraim Rodriguez Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:24:22 +0000 http://www.smittysholdings.com/wordpress/?p=661#comment-3905 I have more than 100 mails stating that I have a fraud application for unreported income. E-mail comes from email address no-reply@irs.gov and it reads as follows: Taxpayer ID: e-00000174073547US Tax Type: INCOME TAX Issue: Unreported/Underreported Income (Fraud Application) Please review your tax statement on Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website (click on the link below): review tax statement for taxpayer id: e-00000174073547US Internal Revenue Service I have more than 100 mails stating that I have a fraud application for unreported income. E-mail comes from email address no-reply@irs.gov and it reads as follows:

Taxpayer ID: e-00000174073547US
Tax Type: INCOME TAX
Issue: Unreported/Underreported Income (Fraud Application)
Please review your tax statement on Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website (click on the link below):
review tax statement for taxpayer id: e-00000174073547US
Internal Revenue Service

]]> By: Smitty http://www.smittysholdings.com/wordpress/2009/watchout-for-the-fake-irs-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-3895 Smitty Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:51:00 +0000 http://www.smittysholdings.com/wordpress/?p=661#comment-3895 IRS Warns Taxpayers of New E-mail Scams http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=170894,00.html Recipients of questionable e-mails claiming to come from the IRS should not open any attachments or click on any links contained in the e-mails. Instead, they should forward the e-mails to <a href="mailto:phishing@irs.gov" rel="nofollow">phishing@irs.gov</a> (follow the <a href="http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=155344,00.html" rel="nofollow">instructions</a>). IRS Warns Taxpayers of New E-mail Scams

http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=170894,00.html

Recipients of questionable e-mails claiming to come from the IRS should not open any attachments or click on any links contained in the e-mails. Instead, they should forward the e-mails to phishing@irs.gov (follow the instructions).

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