IRS warns of new e-mail scam

Thursday, August 30, 2007

The Internal Revenue Service warned taxpayers of a new phishing scam, in which an e-mail purporting to come from the IRS advises taxpayers they can receive $80 by filling out an online customer satisfaction survey.

The IRS urges taxpayers to ignore this solicitation and not provide any requested information. The IRS does not send out unsolicited e-mails or ask for detailed personal and financial information. Additionally, the IRS never asks people for the PIN numbers, passwords or similar secret access information for their credit card, bank or other financial accounts.

If you receive a questionable e-mail claiming to come from the IRS you should not open any attachments or click on any links contained in the e-mail. Instead, forward the e-mail to phishing@irs.gov.