Identity Theft Prevention and Protection
 

 

Identity theft - IRS refund scam

Note:  I have removed the actual phishing links for the purpose of these examples.

Here's a great tip for recognizing the scam.  Look at the "reply-to" email address.  This is clearly NOT the IRS email address.  Service.com is not a government website.  Government websites end with .gov.

Good try scumbags!

----- Original Message -----
From:  Internal Revenue Service 
Reply-To:  irs@sevice.com
Subject:  Refund Notification

Tax Notification

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
United States Department of the Treasury
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After the last annual calculations of your fiscal
activity we have determined that you are eligible
to receive a tax refund of $134.80.

Please 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.

To access the form for your tax refund, click here

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Regards,
Internal Revenue Service

Document Reference: (92054568).