These days an internet scam is troubling IRS taxpayers under which fraudulent emails are being sent to taxpayers of IRS which appear to have been sent by them. The email contains a link which asks the taxpayers for their personal and financial information. This is termed as phishing where customers are tricked into revealing their information. This stolen information is then used by hackers for stealing the taxpayer’s identity and finally his financial assets.
Mark W. Everson, Commissioner, IRS stated:
Don’t be fooled by these shameless scam artists. The IRS doesn’t send unsolicited e-mail. Always exercise caution when you receive unsolicited e-mails or e-mails from senders you don’t know, and always verify the source.
IRS has already warned taxpayers against these fraudulent emails but still a number of people have fallen in the trap since the site looks authentic as it is the exact copy of the original website of IRS. All those people reading this should keep in mind that IRS never asks for personal information of taxpayers over the internet and therefore they should not fall in the phishing trap.
Via 10nbc
