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IRS: No Responda a
Correos Electrónicos Fraudulentos
IRS: Don't Respond to Rebate E-mail Scam
Protect Your Identity
The Internal Revenue Service wants you to know there may be
a scam waiting in your e-mail inbox that looks very official but is
dangerous to you and your computer.
"We're getting reports of people getting an e-mail that appears to
come from the IRS and tells recipients to respond to get their 2008
Economic Stimulus Refund," said IRS spokesperson Joe Muñoz.
Muñoz says there are three things the IRS needs people to remember:
The IRS never sends unsolicited e-mails about your taxes.
If you get a scam e-mail, don't access any links or attachments.
If you have filed a 2007 federal tax return with the IRS, you don't
need to do anything else to get a stimulus payment. The IRS will take
care of the rest.
According to Muñoz, if you have accessed a link or attachment in a
scam e-mail, you may have allowed the scammer to download malicious
software to your computer and you should immediately scan for viruses
and spyware, plus be alert for suspicious activity on your financial
accounts.
"If you have actually responded to a scam e-mail by giving out your
private information," Muñoz said, "you should immediately take steps
to prevent identity theft. You may now be a prime target."
"Taxpayers can help the IRS stop scammers by sending the original scam
e-mail to the IRS at phishing@irs.gov. The e-mail must be forwarded
using special instructions at IRS.gov or it loses the encoding needed
to track it to its source," Muñoz said.
For more information about tax scams, visit www.irs.gov and check out
the Dirty Dozen, a list of tax scams updated each year by the IRS.
The IRS also provides information on its Web site to help taxpayers
protect their personal and financial information. Just type Identity
Theft in the key word search feature for additional information.
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