I guess the new stimulus package is causing scammers to make new online scams to take your money and run.

Just watch out for any bs out there, here’s something from the IRS:

IRS E-mail and Web Policy

This new scam is typical of tax time behavior by the bad guys and the stimulus package only offers scammers the chance to get more creative. As such, it might be useful to re-examine what the IRS will and will not do on the Web.

The IRS does not initiate taxpayer communications through e-mail.

• The IRS does not request detailed personal information through e-mail
• The IRS does not send e-mail requesting your PIN numbers, passwords or similar access information for credit cards, banks or other financial accounts

If you receive an e-mail from someone claiming to be the IRS or directing you to an IRS site:

• Do not reply
• Do not open any attachments. Attachments may contain malicious code that will infect your computer
• Do not click on any links. If you clicked on links in a suspicious e-mail or phishing Web site and entered confidential information, visit the IRS Identity Theft page

via readwriteweb

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