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E mail from the IRS??

July 11th, 2009 at 09:03 pm

I got an e mail from the IRS yesterday. It states that I have a refund coming and I need to fill out the form in the e mail and send it back to them.
Does that sound possible? I know I never gave them my e mail address and I have no intention of filling out a form!
What do you think? The refund was only for $247 and I don't want to take any chances!!

Posted in Uncategorized | 10 Comments »

10 Responses to “E mail from the IRS??”

  1. six Says:
    July 11th, 2009 at 09:13 pm 1247346790
    1247346790

    They just normally send you out a check. Do not fill out forms with any bank info and what not. Or your ss#. You could call the IRS to find out.
    Be careful! There is a lot of scam going on these days.

  2. ceejay74 Says:
    July 11th, 2009 at 09:18 pm 1247347137
    1247347137

    Definitely sounds like a scam. The IRS should not solicit you for personal info via e-mail. I agree you should call them if you think it's possible.

  3. Ima saver Says:
    July 11th, 2009 at 09:36 pm 1247348217
    1247348217

    I agree with you both. The e mail did provide a phone number, but it is probably part of the scam.

  4. whitestripe Says:
    July 11th, 2009 at 10:23 pm 1247351019
    1247351019

    Government bodies NEVER send emails, and NEVER ask for personal information. They have all the personal information they need.

  5. Aleta Says:
    July 11th, 2009 at 10:29 pm 1247351375
    1247351375

    If it were me, I would contact the IRS and let them know what you received and they will tell you. It definitely sounds like a scam. They have all of that info about you. This scam needs to be turned in to protect others from being taken.

  6. cassandra Says:
    July 11th, 2009 at 10:41 pm 1247352080
    1247352080

    The IRS never sends out e-mails. Definitely a scam. You can call the IRS and report the scam.

  7. baselle Says:
    July 12th, 2009 at 02:24 am 1247365440
    1247365440

    scam, scam, scam. A link from the IRS.gov

    Text is http://www.irs.gov/privacy/article/0,,id=179820,00.html?portlet=1 and Link is
    http://www.irs.gov/privacy/article/0,,id=179820,00.html?port...

  8. Ima saver Says:
    July 12th, 2009 at 03:15 pm 1247411744
    1247411744

    I talked to someone that works for H and R Block last night. It seems that something like this was going around in April and it has been reported.

  9. HELPmeFriend Says:
    July 14th, 2009 at 12:23 am 1247530982
    1247530982

    Scam, definitely. You can spoof it to them though.

  10. SingleGuyMoney Says:
    July 16th, 2009 at 05:25 pm 1247765110
    1247765110

    I haven't received that one yet. I usually get the one about my rich uncle that died in Africa. All I need to do is give them by bank account info and they will make the deposit for me....that's so nice of them. NOT!

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