Fake IRS refund
The latest phishing scam is a fake email supposedly from the IRS that is catching the unwary. Here is the description at Internet Week:
A new phishing attack posing as a tax refund from the Internal Revenue Service is using a configuration problem on the GovBenefits.gov Web site to fool users into thinking they’re safe in offering up personal information such as Social Security and credit card numbers.
The fraud begins with an e-mail supposedly from the IRS, which claims the recipient is owed a tax refund. In the message from “taxrefunds@irs.gov,” a link is embedded to a site where recipients can supposedly collect the refund.
Well. it’s the same old story. Don’t click on links in emails. Don’t believe that government agencies, banks, or other big institutions use direct links in email for important transactions.
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