Phishing Scam Targets IRS
August 18, 2011
Total Loss:
Unknown
Phishing e-mails, feigning to be from the Internal Revenue Service, are reportedly targeting consumers with claims that tax accounts have been locked and require immediate action to reopen.
The e-mails, which appear to come from info manager@irs.gov and support manager@irs.gov, according to other news accounts, are the latest in a round of phishing attacks aimed at the IRS.
The e-mails reportedly are not so sophisticated, often containing numerous typos.
When reached for comment, the IRS would not discuss this specific attack, but did provide a link to a list of known e-mail scams targeting consumers under the guise of the IRS.
Source:
Gov Info Security
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Account Takeover Identity Theft