The "Notice of Unreported Income" email which is purportedly from the IRS and which is doing the rounds at the moment is just another phishing scam. What the perpetrators are doing is trying to get your login details for your IRS account. If they have those then they can try and change your filing and create a tax refund. This they can then get sent to themselves, not you.
So, if you get an email which is headed "Notice of Unpreorted Income" simply ignore it. Or, if you have a very guilty conscience at least do not click on the link in the email. Open a new browser window and go direct to your IRS account to see if there is a message for you there.
One example of the email doing the rounds is below:
Taxpayer ID: gortidd-00000174073547US
Tax Type: INCOME TAX
Issue: Unreported/Underreported Income (Fraud Application)Please review your tax statement on Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website (click on the link below):
review tax statement for taxpayer id: gortidd-00000174073547US
Internal Revenue Service
Comments
Don't open the IRS MEssage it is bogus
k
Whew! I just took a deep breath for the first time in half an hour. Thank you for publishing this!
I got this email the other day. Thanks for the heads up.
Rachel Ellis
Jacksonville Celebrity Headlines Examiner
Thanks for posting this! /sigh of relief!!
I clicked on the link. Will that harm my computer? I did not go any farther than that.
It is a complicated network of ‘organized’ crime. Many variants of such scams appear at various times, but the objective is simply to dupe the unsuspecting. The only thing that people can do to be safe is to familiarize themselves about the patterns and be vigilant always. With this in mind, I had written a book and have sent this information to most law-enforcement agencies requesting them to use it in thier campaigns. With over 30 illustrated examples, ‘SPAM 2 SCAM How 2 B e-SAFE’ (available from Amazon ISBN: 1440424616) prepares readers to recognize patterns of fraud in many forms and thereby helps them not to fall victim to such schemes. They will also find some simple yet practical suggestions on how to fortify their information environment including choosing strong passwords without additional software and remember them easily or change as and when required.
Please feel free to broadcast this message and/or pass it around. Together, let us try to save as many
I just recieved this email today. Fortunately my email service blocked it as suspect.
Got something to say?
Examiner.com is looking for writers, photographers, and videographers to join the fastest growing group of local insiders. If you are interested in growing your online rep apply to be an Examiner today!