IRS REFUND Notification - Please Read This! - Department of the Treasury Phishing Scams

Department of the Treasury


Date Reported: 4th February 2010	Risk Level: MEDIUM-HIGH

Email Subject:

IRS REFUND Notification - Please Read This!

Apparent Sender:

Department of the Treasury

Return Address:

us.tax.services@online.irs-net.us

Email Format:

HTML

URL of Web Content:

http://ustreasury.taxes.internal-revenue.org/refun
ds/id-WCPI4A0S35XDKFN65XF9YM0Z3KYO7Y9MK10RSNS3ZJWN
K0V0VEB58RUQY4BRBTQVAZVP31YM92KETZD9Z5HAG

Anchor text of URLs:

1)
http://ustreasury.taxes.internal-revenue.org/
refunds/id-WCPI4A0S35XDKFN65XF9YM0Z3KYO7Y9MK1
0RSNS3ZJWNK0V0VEB58RUQY4BRBTQVAZVP31YM92KETZD
9Z5HAG

Location:

Location not available

Scam number:

7685-101079-323415

Comments:

Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at Department of the Treasury by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.

Department of the Treasury never send their users emails requesting personal details in this way.

The anchor text appears as a legitimate URL, but don't be fooled - clicking on it will take you to a phishing site!

Internal Revenue Service
United States Department of the Treasury
After the last annual calculations of your
fiscal activity we have determined that you
are eligible to receive 384.83$
tax refund under section 501(c) (8) of the
Internal Revenue Code. Please submit the Tax
Refund Request Form
http://ustreasury.taxes.internal-revenue.org/
refunds/id-WCPI4A0S35XDKFN65XF9YM0Z3KYO7Y9MK1
0RSNS3ZJWNK0V0VEB58RUQY4BRBTQVAZVP31YM92KETZD
9Z5HAG
and allow us 3-9 days to process it.

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