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Phishing Alert: IRS Refund Scam

February 28, 2006

The Internal Revenue Service recently issued a consumer alert regarding a "tax refund" phishing scam. The email appears to come from the IRS and promises the refund IF the consumer clicks the link and completes the form. The form requests personal information, such as Social Security number and credit card information. Another similar scam claims that the taxpayer is being audited.

The IRS does not ask for personal identifying or financial information in unsolicited emails. If you receive an unsolicited email purporting to be from the IRS, do not open any attachments, in case they contain malicious code that will infect your computer. Simply delete the email.

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