Phishing on a different level: IRS Scam

IRS(Internal Revenue Service) is the official authority in the USA to collect taxes.

“Why would someone phish them?”, you may ask.

 

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That’s why:(see red area below).

 

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In the form they ask you to have access to your bank account. They have all needed proves to substitute you: address, tax payer ID and many others. This way they can pay with your bank account when they pretend to be you.

Solution: Never answer such requests per email. Erase the email immediately.

 

 


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