- You get an email, supposedly from the Internal Revenue Service.
It looks official, and includes a link to help you claim your
refund. If you click the link, you may be provided with a "helpful"
form that prompts you for personal information such as your bank
account and social security number.
- You get an email, supposedly from the Internal Revenue Service.
It may refer to you by name, and includes a link to allow you to
complete a form by entering personal information such as your social
security number.
- You get a phone call from someone posing as an IRS
representative, offering you a rebate for early filing of your tax
return. To receive your rebate, you must supply personal
information such as your bank account number "for direct deposit;"
if you refuse to supply this information, the caller denies the
rebate.
- You get a phone call from someone posing as an IRS
representative, telling you that your rebate check has not been
cashed and asking you for personal information such as your bank
account number.
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