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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