IRS Warns of Phony e-Mails Claiming to Come from the IRS
The Internal Revenue Service alerts taxpayers about Internet
scams in which fraudulent e-mails are sent that appear to be from the IRS. The e-mails direct the
consumer to a Web link that requests personal and financial information, such as Social Security,
bank account or credit card numbers. The practice of tricking victims into revealing private personal
and financial information over the Internet is known as 'phishing' for information.
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