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- http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=155663,00.html
March 27, 2006
"WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service announced today that it has established an electronic mailbox for taxpayers to send information about suspicious e-mails they receive which claim to come from the IRS. Taxpayers should send the information to: [removed] . The IRS’s new mail box allows taxpayers to send copies of possibly fraudulent e-mails involving misuse of the IRS name and logo to the IRS for investigation. Instructions on how to properly submit one of these communications to the IRS may be found on this Web site. Enter the term phishing in the search box in the upper right hand corner. Then open the article titled “How to Protect Yourself from Suspicious E-Mails”* and scroll through it until you find the instructions. Following these instructions helps ensure that the bogus e-mails relayed by taxpayers retain critical elements found in the original e-mail. The IRS can use the information, URLs and links in the bogus e-mails to trace the hosting Web sites and alert authorities to help shut down these fraudulent sites… The IRS reminded taxpayers to be on the lookout for scam e-mails aimed at tricking the recipients into disclosing personal and financial information that could be used to steal the recipients’ identity and financial assets. “The IRS does not send out unsolicited e-mails asking for personal information,” said IRS Commissioner Mark W. Everson. “Don’t be taken in by these criminals”…"
How to Protect Yourself from Suspicious E-Mails or Phishing Schemes
* http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=155344,00.html
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- http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=155663,00.html
March 27, 2006
"WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service announced today that it has established an electronic mailbox for taxpayers to send information about suspicious e-mails they receive which claim to come from the IRS. Taxpayers should send the information to: [removed] . The IRS’s new mail box allows taxpayers to send copies of possibly fraudulent e-mails involving misuse of the IRS name and logo to the IRS for investigation. Instructions on how to properly submit one of these communications to the IRS may be found on this Web site. Enter the term phishing in the search box in the upper right hand corner. Then open the article titled “How to Protect Yourself from Suspicious E-Mails”* and scroll through it until you find the instructions. Following these instructions helps ensure that the bogus e-mails relayed by taxpayers retain critical elements found in the original e-mail. The IRS can use the information, URLs and links in the bogus e-mails to trace the hosting Web sites and alert authorities to help shut down these fraudulent sites… The IRS reminded taxpayers to be on the lookout for scam e-mails aimed at tricking the recipients into disclosing personal and financial information that could be used to steal the recipients’ identity and financial assets. “The IRS does not send out unsolicited e-mails asking for personal information,” said IRS Commissioner Mark W. Everson. “Don’t be taken in by these criminals”…"
How to Protect Yourself from Suspicious E-Mails or Phishing Schemes
* http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=155344,00.html
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