IRS warns of bogus e-mail 'phishing' scam
The Internal Revenue Service is alerting taxpayers in North Dakota and South Dakota to a phony e-mail about underreported income that the agency said is being used in a “phishing” scam to gain access to personal information.By: Associated Press,
ST. PAUL — The Internal Revenue Service is alerting taxpayers in North Dakota and South Dakota to a phony e-mail about underreported income that the agency said is being used in a “phishing” scam to gain access to personal information.
Spokesperson Carrie Resch said the IRS does not send unsolicited e-mails to taxpayers and that anyone receiving an e-mail claiming to come from the IRS should not open any attachments or click on any links.
She said doing so could download a computer virus that gives the sender access to security passwords and banking information.
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