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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.

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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:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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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