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Step 1
Be Aware. The IRS does not send emails to taxpayers about their refunds...period. If they need to contact you, you'll get a letter in the mail. If you get an email from the "IRS" about your taxes, it's a fake.
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Step 2
Do not reply to the email. Do not click on any links in the email
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Step 3
Take a look at typical "phishing" scams that pretend to be from the IRS (see resource links, below). Look familiar?
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Step 4
It's a good idea to report phishing scams directly to the IRS, so they can put them out of action (or at least, try to). The resource links directly below will get you to the IRS site where you'll find full reporting instructions.










Comments
juliesam3 said
on 4/28/2008 Thanks for the article! Everyone needs to be aware of these things.