How to Detect & Remove Fake IRS Tax Refund Email, #2
What's Fake IRS Tax Refund Email, #2?
Here’s another fake IRS tax refund email. This fake tax phishing email at least tried to look more legitimate, with the “service@irs.ii.gov” email address. Nice try.
If you get one of these emails, NEVER click on the links inside of the email. If you think you may really be up for a tax refund, call the IRS and check.
From: service@irs.ii.gov
Subject: Tax Notification
Date: February 12, 2008 1:42:21 AM PST
Reply-To: service@irs.ii.govInternal Revenue Service (IRS)
United States Department of the TreasuryAfter the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $184.80.
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, use the following personalized link:
http://0xCA.0×80.0×1D.0×2/www.irs.gov/Regards,
Internal Revenue ServiceDocument Reference: (0xCA.0×80.0×1D.0×2).
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Fake IRS Tax Refund Email, #2's Threat Level Explained
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May 14th, 2008 at 10:36 am
I clicked on the link. What should I do now?
May 14th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
Did you give them any of your information? If you did, you should monitor your credit cards and bank cards and consider closing your accounts. If you didn’t give them information, run an anti-spyware scan to make sure no trojans were downloaded onto your system.
Good luck!
Chris