Amid the ongoing pandemic, there have been troubling signs that more scams are directly targeting American taxpayers and senior citizens.
As reported by WGAL in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the news network’s consumer investigator Brian Roche received a suspicious email in his work account that claimed to be from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). “While he does file his taxes online, he knew right away this was a scam because he uses an entirely different email address to file,” the news outlet writes.
Here are the other warning signs that prove that this is indeed a scam:
- The email is from [email protected]. The correct name is Internal Revenue Service, and delish.com is a food website.
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The email is addressed to “Dear User” with no first or last name.
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One grammatically incorrect line says, “We would like you to confirm that the changes you made is correct.”
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There’s a link to secure.unitedstatesir.com, but the IRS domain is irs.gov.
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There is also a link to report phishing and online scams. Do not click on any link in the email.
In addition, keep in mind that the IRS’ website states that the agency “doesn’t initiate contact with taxpayers by email, text messages or social media channels to request personal or financial information.” It goes on to warn that “thousands of people have lost millions of dollars and their personal information to tax scams. Scammers use the regular mail, telephone, or email to set up individuals, businesses,…
