IRS Unresponsive To Scam Inquiry
Four days ago I sent an e-mail to the Internal Revenue Service notifying the agency that I had received an authentic-looking tax refund message in my inbox but I believed it to be a phishing scam. I still have not heard back.
Since I'm a techie, I know not to follow the link in the e-mail, but what about countless recipients of similar notifications who are not informed enough to click "delete" or patient enough to wait for a response from IRS.gov?
Perhaps it is time that the agency reviews its mechanisms for responding to reports of possible fraudsters. Follow the jump to view the text of the purported IRS e-mail. And if Uncle Sam does actually owe me $109.30, I certainly would like to know.
From: Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Date: Sep 15, 2007 1:02 PM
Subject: Tax Refund!
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After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $109.30. Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 6-9 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.
Regards,
Internal Revenue Service
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