The IRS does not send taxpayers unsolicited e-mails about their tax
accounts, tax situations, or personal tax issues. If you receive such
an e-mail, most likely it's a scam.
IRS impersonation schemes flourish during filing season. These schemes
may take place via phone, fax, Internet sites, social networking
sites, and particularly e-mail.
Many impersonations are identity theft scams that try to trick victims
into revealing personal and financial information that can be used to
access their financial accounts. Some e-mail scams contain attachments
or links that, when clicked, download malicious code (a virus) that
infects your computer or directs you to a bogus form or site posing as
an IRS form or Web site.
Some impersonations may be commercial Internet sites that consumers
unknowingly visit, thinking they're accessing the genuine IRS Web
site, IRS.gov. However, such sites have no connection to the IRS.
As with any situation like this, don't open any emails or attachments
from a source you are not familiar with.
If you want to know whether a site is legitimate or if you think you
have been the victim of identity theft or fraud, please contact us. We
definitely don't want you to get scammed.
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