I dont believe it but what if ... An email saying I got a tax refund?

Question

It says:

Dear Tax Refunder

After the last calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to recieve a tax refund of $990.55

Please submit the tax refund request and allow 3-6 days in order to process it.

If you don't recieve your refund within 9 business days from the original IRS

mailing date shown, you can start a refund trace online.

A refund can be delayed for a variety of reasons.

for example submitting invalid records or applying after the deadline.

Be sure to access your form for your tax refund securely by clicking the link

below:

http://www.irs.gov/govt/index.html

Whats up with this?

Answer 1

It's called a phishing scam.  Just delete it.  If the IRS found out that they owed you money, they'd contact you by letter, not by email.

Answer 2

SCAM.

The IRS never contacts people via email.  

If mouse over the link in the email, you will see that it doesn't actually go to the IRS.

>>>Dear Tax Refunder<<<   Improper English (and kind of funny).  Plus, why wouldn't they know your name if they knew they owed YOU money.

Answer 3

Sorry, but this is not real. Here's some info directly from the IRS website.

The IRS does not initiate taxpayer communications through e-mail.

The IRS does not request detailed personal information through e-mail.

The IRS does not send e-mail requesting your PIN numbers, passwords or similar access information for credit cards, banks or other financial accounts.

If you receive an e-mail from someone claiming to be the IRS or directing you to an IRS site,

Do not reply.

Do not open any attachments. Attachments may contain malicious code that will infect your computer.

Do not click on any links. If you clicked on links in a suspicious e-mail or phishing Web site and entered confidential information, visit our Identity Theft page.

How to report phishing, e-mail scams and bogus IRS Web sites

If you receive an e-mail or find a Web site you think is pretending to be the IRS,

Forward the e-mail or Web site URL to the IRS at [e-mail].

You can forward the message as received or provide the Internet header of the e-mail. The Internet header has additional information to help us locate the sender.

After you forward the e-mail or header information to us, delete the message.

http://www.irs.gov/privacy/article/0,,id...

I would forward the copy of the email that you got like it says to do on the website. Unfortunately, it's a fake.

Answer 4

The IRS does not initiate taxpayer communications through e-mail.

Also, please remember that all IRS.gov Web page addresses begin with http://www.irs.gov/.

For further information regarding suspicious  email and phishing scams, please visit:

How to Protect Yourself from Suspicious E-Mails or Phishing Schemes.

How to report phishing, e-mail scams and bogus IRS Web sites

If you receive an e-mail or find a Web site you think is pretending to be the IRS,

Forward the e-mail or Web site URL to the IRS at [e-mail].

You can forward the message as received or provide the Internet header of the e-mail. The Internet header has additional information to help us locate the sender.

After you forward the e-mail or header information to us, delete the message.

Answer 5

Print it out and take it to H&R Block and see what they say.  These people KNOW taxes.

Answer 6

You can't believe, well then don't.  Delete that email.

Answer 7

It's a scam as the IRS does not communicate by email, but oddly, the link you posted is to the real IRS web site.

Answer 8

It's a SCAM!  The link only looks like it's to the IRS.  It will take you to a fake site that will ask for personal information that WILL result in identity theft. YOUR identity.

The IRS NEVER contacts taxpayers via e-mail.  E-mail is NOT a secure means of communication.

Forward the e-mail to [e-mail] and just delete it.

Answer 9

Most likely this email is a scam to get your/ family info. and ruin your credit and steal your refund.(That is my opinion)

Answer 10

scam the IRS does not send email