Don’t Be Fooled. This is a Scam!
Scammers are out in force trying to take advantage of the economy.Don’t ever provide information unless you are absolutely sure who you are dealing with.
I love to see what scammers come up with.Here is a recent e-mail I received.
After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a Stimulus Payment.
Please submit the Stimulus Payment Online Form in order to process it.
A Stimulus Payment can be delayed for a variety of reasons.
For example submitting invalid records or applying after the deadline.
To submit your Stimulus Payment form, please download the attached document.
Note: If filing or preparation fees were deducted from your 2007 Refund or you received a refund anticipation loan, you will be receiving a check instead of a direct deposit.
Regards,
Internal Revenue Service
What stimulus package?The one that they are fighting to pass in Washington?
Here are some tips on protecting yourself from scammers:
- Practically, no legitament organization would e-mail you asking for confidential information like bank accounts numbers, passwords, credit cards, social security numbers, and debit card numbers.
- Always look at the link to where the e-mail originated. That is usually a dead give away. The IRS is IRS.gov. This e-mail www.ieaf.es/bbdd/apps/news/stimulus.refund/0,,id=181665,00.html is obviously not from there.
- Don’t be fooled by the likeness of the site. The site looks exactly like the IRS site, but run your mouse over the hyperlinks, and nothing goes to an IRS site, but a dummy site.
- Do not open files. Especially .exe files. They could contain viruses. I opened this link because it was obviously a web site. I wanted to inspect it.
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