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Another New IRS Email Scam

 

IRS Issues Warning: Electronic Federal Tax Payments (EFTPS) Email Scam

The IRS issued a warning June 29 about a fraudulent scheme targeting Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) users. The scheme uses an email claiming that the user’s tax payment was rejected and directs the user to a website for additional information. The website contains malware that will attempt to infect the user’s computer. Taxpayers who responded to this scam and believe they may have become the victim of identity theft, should take steps set forth by the IRS.

The IRS has provided information for taxpayers should they receive a suspicious IRS-related communication; how to identify phishing email scams claiming to be from the IRS and bogus IRS websites; and what taxpayers should do if they receive a suspicious email that does not claim to be from the IRS.

The IRS does not initiate taxpayer communications through email.

If you receive a message claiming to be from the IRS or EFTPS, do not reply to the sender, access links on the site or submit any information to them. Report phishing email scams and bogus IRS websites, by forwarding the email or URL information to the IRS at phishing@irs.gov.

Here’s an example of one variation of the current scam received by one of our clients. We removed the dangerous link from the blue highlighted exe file. It looks real but it’s entirely a fake!

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Several clients of ours have received the same and similar scam email messages.  If you have questions or need additional information, please contact me or your KRD representative.

Judy Kearney, CPA, MST
(847) 240-1040 ext.129
jkearney@krdcpas.com

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