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Tag Archives: phishing
Tax Refund via Email–NOT!
Don’t get taken by this one. This email recently appeared in my inbox looking rather official and appearing to be from the Internal Revenue Service. DO NOT CLICK ON ANY LINKS IN THIS EMAIL. It is a Phishing scam. The IRS does not contact you for information via email.
As a general rule, it is not a good idea to click on any links or respond to email you receive unless it is from someone you know. Even if an email looks like it is from someone you know, it is possible to forge the sender’s email address; so regardless of who an email appears to be sent from, if the request in the email is suspicious or unusual, it could also be a Phishing email and a telephone call to the sender might be a good precaution before replying.
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From: Internal Revenue Service [mailto:service@irs.gov]
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 1:10 AM
Subject: Get Your Tax Refund ( $869 )
Importance: High
After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have
determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $869.
Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 3-9 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 your tax refund, please click here
Best Regards,
Tax Refund Deparment
Internal Revenue Service
© Copyright 2009, Internal Revenue Service U.S.A. All rights reserved.
FaceBook Users Beware
BBB Warns: Your Facebook Friends Could Actually be Hackers, Scam Artists, and ID Thieves
FaceBook, one of the most popular social networking sites on the Internet, has become the target for several different phishing scams. Here is brief list of some of the scams you should be on the look-out for:
Friend in Distress:
Scam: Facebook users may receive a message in their inbox from a friend claiming to be in a dire situation — such as stranded in a foreign country — and needing money wired to them. The recipient doesn’t realize that their friend’s account has been hacked and that the message was sent by scammers. The Facebook user has no way of recovering the wired money after they learn that their friend is safe and sound.