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1 posted on 02/06/2006 7:28:13 AM PST by steelcurtain
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To: steelcurtain

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/scams/phishing/irs.asp


2 posted on 02/06/2006 7:29:50 AM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (Carry Daily, Apply Sparingly.)
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To: steelcurtain

Obvious Phishing scam. The actual 'where's my refund' site on irs.gov doesn't ask for your cc number:
https://sa.www4.irs.gov/irfof/lang/en/irfofgetstatus.jsp


3 posted on 02/06/2006 7:31:27 AM PST by mnehring (Perry 06- It's better than a hippie in a cowboy hat or a commie with blue hair.)
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To: steelcurtain

Can you view the header of the email, and post the originating IP address (or the entire header, excluding your email address)?


4 posted on 02/06/2006 7:32:08 AM PST by holymoly (Ahhhhh. Beer so cold it hurts my teeth.)
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To: steelcurtain

Here's one good question to ask yourself: why would the IRS have your wife's e-mail address, let alone be sending out unsolicited notices to that address? The answer is: they wouldn't.


5 posted on 02/06/2006 7:33:39 AM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: steelcurtain
I can stop this from happening to you. I'll need your credit card number and your bank account number.

Send 'em via FreepMail.

8 posted on 02/06/2006 7:39:53 AM PST by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: steelcurtain

I'm a Good American and paid taxes on the $54,647,645,873,536.23 that I'm due to get from Nigeria.

Any day now.


12 posted on 02/06/2006 8:02:41 AM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: All

Cautionary ping to all who may receive such an email.


13 posted on 02/06/2006 10:18:49 AM PST by steelcurtain
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