Lol, I just got this in an email.
By WhatsHerName
@WhatsHerName (2716)
United States
April 17, 2008 11:30am CST
"After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that
you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $620.50.
Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 3-6 days in order to
process it.
A refund can be delayed for a variety of reasons.
For example submitting invalid records or applying after the deadline.
To access the form for your tax refund, please click here
Note: For security reasons, we will record your ip-address, the date and time.
Deliberate wrong inputs are criminally pursued and indicated.
Regards,
Internal Revenue Service
Copyright 2008, Internal Revenue Service U.S.A. All rights reserved."
So what do you think, should I click the link and submit my social Security number and probably all my bank account numbers?
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16 responses
@Pirate_Arg (472)
• South Africa
21 Apr 08
Sounds perfectly legitimate to me. I think that you should send them all of your personal information along with a big bag of money and your first born. I'm kinda surprized that it isn't signed "Joe, and some other guys that aren't scam artists"
It is quite sad that some people will actually fall for this and most likely lose everything as a result.
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@miracleman2008 (173)
• United States
19 Apr 08
No,No,No Never give anyone that kind of info on the internet.Only secured sight,like a bank.Even then you should call them. to give them your info.Think about it,did you give the IRS.your e-mail address.they would not get ahold of you about money by email.This is a scam if I ever smelled one.
@longbangod (1785)
• Philippines
21 Apr 08
Most of the times its best to conceal all your personal informations, especially bank accounts, etc.
I dont know why but there are really a lot of people who are trying to cheat other people over the net. I for one received so many offers to be a recepient of funds or even being a winner of a certain game or lottery.
They are giving a huge amount of cash but they are still asking for some amount to pay for the courier or transfer of funds. Hmmm...
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@KrazyKlingon (5005)
• United States
29 Jul 08
I'm thinking if anyone fell for that one, I can sell the ownership & deeds to you if you're interested.
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Oh - yeah - same thing with this nice, long island east of New York City. 
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@theproperator (2429)
• United States
17 Apr 08
Well, we all knew that lots of scams would pop up around those stimulus checks. Hopefully, people will realize that the IRS NEVER contacts people through email (hello! how would they even have your email address? Not like you put it on your 1040!) I feel bad for the ones that do fall for the scams though, they will probably be the least able to afford it.
@WhatsHerName (2716)
• United States
19 Apr 08
Yes, the IRS will never contacts you by email.
This is a scam I posted it to alert others.
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@sunshinelady (7609)
• United States
26 Apr 08
I wouldn't submit anything. It said on the news that people would do this and that is not the way the Internal Revenue does the verification. It is a scam to get your important information. There is no way I would submit my information through a email like that.
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@hersheyskiss (761)
• United States
17 Apr 08
I just got something similar to that yesterday, about the stimulus rebates. I thought it was a scam so I did not respond.
@RedFeather (427)
• United States
27 Apr 08
it's good that you added this, as on the irs.gov site - it said people had started this very soon after the announcement.
wouldn't it be horrible to find that "X" number of these checks had been funneled into some hacker's account, while the families waiting for it get further and further behind on their bills?
i sure wish that these people who have so much intelligence - and obviously time - would put it towards something good and helpful.
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
27 Apr 08
Oh my gosh the scammers have uped the tax refund to six hundred and twenty when i got one similar it was only onehundred and thirty. wow.I wonder if anyone is stupied enought to actually fall for this email and give them all their id information. I sure hope not. If they do they will prove that saying : what fools these mortals be.
@rdshinde05 (124)
• India
18 Apr 08
we should never provide any details regarding bank or address there other ways to get online payments
@RedFeather (427)
• United States
27 Apr 08
being a life-long "sarcasm as a second language" student - i caught yours LOL
i realize that those who didn't are only seeing the possibility of a serious threat - and i hope that ANYONE who got this message or one like it dumped it into the fiery furnace - as the irs does not send things like this.
thanks for the pick-me-up - I NEEDED IT
@thechaos0 (44)
• Barbados
18 Apr 08
Don't touch it. Any emails you get that offer free money are frauds. Tax refunds should only come through the mail, that way its safer since they have to print all the valid information of the sender.
@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
17 Apr 08
You were smart enough to not do it, but I bet others will without a second thought.
@bojangles88 (649)
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17 Apr 08
Lol that's pretty funny! Oh dear, wow i wonder how many people actually do it - I hope people cotton on before they press send. I suppose if the person sending it does enough they might get one reply, which is enough for them i suppose. Tut tut, shame on them!
