Beware of fake IRS emails-Phishing
March 31, 2010
In the last few days, a number of our client’s have reported that they received phishing emails claiming to be from the IRS, one was a CP 2000 notice and the other was an IRS Refund notice. The IRS doesn’t communicate by email to taxpayers. Never open or click on an email claiming to be from the IRS.
Taxpayer ID: They use your email address or business name here-00000103460456US
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
The IRS has more information on other scams on their website.
http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=170894,00.html