Scam Email From The IRS Making The Rounds; I Just Got It.

So here is what the email said from the “IRS” this morning:

After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $93.60. Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 6-9 days in order to process it.

Regards,
Internal Revenue Service

First off, the English is not so perfect…and second off, the IRS will never only take 6-9 days to process a payment. We could only be so lucky when we are owed money. With a clickable link in the email (that I left out), it would be very easy for someone to enter their personal information and have money and/or their identity stolen from them. If you have older parents or grandparents, it would probably be a good idea to tell them about this email making the rounds. The IRS.gov website has an article up about this current scam, if you want to check it out.

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