Monday, June 27, 2011

Subject: IRS notification letter - US Tax Return Scam

Tax season (both before and after) brings scammers out the woods. The email below was intended to get a person nervous and scared enough to open the document they refer to in the email.

The 'document' is really a COMPUTER VIRUS in a zip file. It may have been a key-logger, a command to connect the user's PC to a bot-net or a host of other potential serious virus types.

AS WE REPEAT OURSELVES, DO NOT OPEN ATTACHMENTS UNLESS YOU PERSONALLY KNOW WHO SENT THEM AND KNOW THEY ARE CLEAN

Also - note that the email was not personally addressed, has spelling mistakes and poor use of English


This IRS letter came with zip file virus - BE AWARE IT WAS NOT FROM THE IRS - IT WAS FROM A SCAMMER POSING AS THE IRS. THE IRS WILL NEVER SEND YOU ATTACHED DOCUMENTS OR ASK YOU FOR PERSONAL DETAILS BY EMAIL. IF IN DOUBT CALL THE LOCAL IRS OFFICE DIRECTLY

Return-Path: <no-replyfyaxe@irs.gov> Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Source


Important information about your tax return

We are unable to process your tax return

We recived your tax return. However, we are unable to process the return as field.

Our records indicate that the person identifiedas the primary taxpayer or spouse on the tax return did not provided all the required documents shown on the tax form. Our records are based on information received from the Social Security Administration.

Based on this information, the tax account for the individual has been locked
What you need to do

Print out the attached notification and list of missing documents, fill it in, add the documents and send the following information to the adress shown in the attached notification.

List of required documents:

1. A copy of this letter

2. Notification letter

3. A photocopy of valid U.S. Federal or State Government issued identification.


Keep this notice for your records. If you need assistance, please don't hesitate to contact us

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