If you receive an e-mail that claims to be from the IRS but seems suspicious, you should report it to the Internal Revenue Service's electronic mailbox — phishing@irs.gov.Watch out.
Taxpayers should be on the lookout for scam e-mails aimed at tricking the recipient into disclosing personal and financial information that could be used for identity theft. There's been a recent increase in such scams.
"The IRS does not send out unsolicited e-mails asking for personal information," including personal identification (PIN) numbers, passwords or secret access information for credit-card or financial accounts, said IRS Commissioner Mark Everson.
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Scam alert from IRS
The Seattle Times reports:
