This isn’t a fishing story about the big one that got away.
An IRS phishing scam is hooking many taxpayers into disclosing their sensitive information.
Phishing is a term used to describe the practice of tricking victims into revealing private personal or financial information over the internet, telephone, or by other means.
Recently the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) warned taxpayers of a new phishing scam in which a phony IRS email informs recipients that they can receive an $80 credit from the IRS by filling out an online customer satisfaction survey.
In addition to the standard customer satisfaction survey questions, the survey requests the name and phone number of the participant – the survey also asks for credit card information.
Note: The IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers via email!
If you receive a suspicious email claiming to have come from the IRS, you can report it by sending an email to phishing@irs.gov.
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