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Scam involving federal tax rebates
With Congress considering sending tax rebates as part of the economic stimulus package, con artists have gotten in on the act.
AG Nixon sent out a consumer alert today that identity thieves are calling consumers in Missouri, saying they need their Social Security number to process their tax rebate. As always, this is an ID theft scam. You should never give your personal information to anyone who contacts you. Only give that out when you initiate the contact.
This scam is similar to the IRS phishing scam we've written about.
Technorati Tags: ID theft, IRS phishing scam, identity theft, personal information, social security number, tax rebate, moagoconsumer, consumer protection
Posted by on January 29, 2008 10:16 am :: Comments (2) :: Permalink
2 Responses to "Scam involving federal tax rebates"
says:
February 9, 2008 10:04 am
I received an E-Mail from: Internal Revenue Service
Subject: Tax Refund (Message ID JN237A)
A banner that says "electronic irs"
"A Secure Way to Receive Your Tax Refunds"
They ask you to Click on a "click here" to fill out a form.
I have not done this but felt that I should alert you of what I feel is a "Scam"
Would appreciate your feed back.
