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They Make It Look So Legit …?

By Networking Security Posted in: internet security

This is an email I received just a couple days ago. In the header it states this …
$1950 Internal Revenue Service Return
From: Internal Revenue Service
To: ****
Bcc:****
Date: Thu, Feb 2, 2012 6:43 pm
[Attachment]
Attachment
http.s.www.irs.ov_get_refunds_on_your_…
The body, made to look VERY legit, reads this …
Dear Internal Revenue Service OnlineSM Customer:
A message regarding “Internal Revenue Service Refunds verification”
$1950 as to be Refund back to your 2011 Internal Revenue Service
The message will be available in your Secure Message Center until 01/02/2012.
Thank you for being a valued Internal Revenue Service customer.
Kindly selected your state before you fill the form so make sure your
information was correct please before you submitted the page. So we can see your
information in record.
Download and View the attached Official Notification and reasons for the
Internal Revenue Service Refunds of your Online Services.
You are required to proceed by following the steps below
1.) Downloading and Saving the attached Internal Revenue Service Refunds Notice.
2.) Open the Internal Revenue Service Refunds Notice with your web browser. You
have to be connected to the Internet to view (Message is compatible with all
browsers and can be viewed easily).
3.) Read all instructions on the Internal Revenue Service Refunds Notice
carefully
4.) Fill out all required fields and click “SUBMIT”
Your personal information is protected by state-of-the-art technology. For more
detailed security information or to update your privacy choices, go to our
Online Privacy Notice. To change your e-mail address, please log on to Internal
Revenue Service Online and click your e-mail address on the left-hand side of
the My Accounts Page.
© 2012 Internal Revenue Service Corporation. All rights reserved.
Has anyone else received emails such as this in the past couple days? I just wanted to share this.

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  1. Ryan M Says

    That is actually a VERY obvious scam.
    1) The “From” e-mail address is a dead give away
    2) The IRS NEVER EVER sends out e-mails.
    3) The IRS is not a “corporation”
    1 ounce on common sense says this is not legit, but thanks for sharing. Some people ARE dumb enough to fall for a scam that is as obvious as this. Anyone who does fall for this deserves it as a form of Darwinism.
    Edit:
    Yes, you were VERY clear that you did not fall for this and I in no way was hinting at that. :-)

  2. Barbe Says

    Sure, it’s obviously a scam. I have received these emails, and upon first glance, it’s not so obvious. The sender’s name says IRS. And the email address isn’t always shown. The people that do this are pretty clever, and getting better every day. I wouldn’t judge too quickly anyone that falls for that. One day, you may be the one taken for a fool.

  3. grannybe Says

    I’m always getting something from someone about an IRS return but I know it’s phony because it doesn’t have the irs.gov on it’s email and I’ve been self-employed for years and don’t receive a return but pay out the ying yang…Just don’t respond or open anything without irs.gov on it again…

  4. Lil Mama in VA Says

    Clearly it is a scam, but you have some naive people out there. Thanks for giving the public a heads up. Hopefully, this will keep someone from opening this email.

  5. rtfm Says

    ANYTHING that comes from a RUSSIAN e-mail address does not “look legit”. Most people would have known enough to hit the delete button without even opening that message.
    In addition, the IRS makes it very clear on their Web site and on all their forms that they *never* communicate via e-mail.
    Sorry, but anyone who gets scammed by that e-mail you quote shouldn’t be allowed out on the Internet by themselves.

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