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IRS wants to deposit my refund directly (Fraud alert!)
IRS - They claim | 8/30/2007 | Robert A. Cook

Posted on 08/30/2007 8:17:39 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE

This is Jenny T. from the Refund Operations Department at Internal Revenue Service (United States Department of the Treasury).

After the last annual calculation of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $49.22.

Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 1-2 days in order to process it.

A refund can be delayed for a variety of reason. For exemple (invalid records or applying after the deadline). The good news is that Internal Revenue Service will make this refund directly to your visa and/or mastercard linked to your checking/savings account instead a check or a direct deposit.

To access the form for your tax refund, please continue to our secure server form at: https://sa1.www4.irs.gov/irfof/lang/en/irfofgetrefund.jsp

Important: Do not use credit and/or american express or discover cards. Only cards that are linked to your checking/savings account are accepted.

Regards,

Jenny T. Internal Revenue Service - Tax Refund Specialist


TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: fraudemailscam
Above received via email. But I have a series question first:

Should I forward it to my Nigerian banking specialist? Or answer her immediately?

This has got to be the refund for that unclaimed 1.666 million he was going to send me last year!

1 posted on 08/30/2007 8:17:40 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE

Forwarded to General/Chat.


2 posted on 08/30/2007 8:19:41 AM PDT by Admin Moderator
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To: Admin Moderator

Cool.


3 posted on 08/30/2007 8:21:05 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but Hillary's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE

You know they could have made it more interesting than just $49. I think $493 would have been more compelling.


4 posted on 08/30/2007 8:22:55 AM PDT by Always Right
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE
That is very interesting, but I declined to open the file at https://sa1.www4.irs.gov/irfof/lang/en/irfofgetrefund.jsp.

You just never know, some people still fall for the Nigerian stuff and some might fall for that e-mail.

5 posted on 08/30/2007 8:25:18 AM PDT by xJones
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE

Thanks for posting. Many people are victims of criminals. BTTT!


6 posted on 08/30/2007 8:34:15 AM PDT by PGalt
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE

The IRS never emails.


7 posted on 08/30/2007 8:36:23 AM PDT by Welsh Rabbit
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE

A bunch of those are flooding inboxes but most spam filters are catching them for what they are. And I’ll bet that link that appears to go to the IRS ends up somewhere else.


8 posted on 08/30/2007 8:38:31 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (Brian J. Marotta, 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub, (1948-2007) Rest In Peace, our FRiend)
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To: Always Right

mine was for $109.32.


9 posted on 08/30/2007 8:45:47 AM PDT by absolootezer0 (stop repeat offenders- don't re-elect them!)
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE

So that’s where Hillary’s campaign money is coming from.


10 posted on 08/30/2007 8:56:39 AM PDT by mtbopfuyn (I think the border is kind of an artificial barrier - San Antonio councilwoman Patti Radle)
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"A refund can be delayed for a variety of reason. For exemple" I'd think the IRS would be able to spell...
11 posted on 08/30/2007 9:02:50 AM PDT by JenBrower (...government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. - Ronald Reagan)
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE

1) How did the IRS get your email? (I swear, I can’t believe anyone could possibly be dumb enough to fall for spammers, but then again, the Democrats won Congress, so stupidity is out there.)

2) What does your browser say (in the status bar) when you mouse-over the web link in the email? I’d send that domain name off to the IRS for a little, um... audit action.


12 posted on 08/30/2007 9:07:07 AM PDT by kevkrom (The religion of global warming: "There is no goddess but Gaia and Al Gore is her profit.")
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Damn, and I was waiting to get the $$.

<P.Ha ha ha, I am blonde, but not THAT blonde. I cannot believe that people still fall for crap like this.

13 posted on 08/30/2007 10:56:19 AM PDT by Jersey Republican Biker Chick (RIP Eric Medlen. You will be missed.)
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE

Tell Jenny to credit it towards next year.


14 posted on 08/30/2007 10:57:47 AM PDT by toddlintown (Six bullets and Lennon goes down. Yet not one hit Yoko. Discuss.)
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