IRS warns taxpayers of latest e-mail phishing scam
An e-mail purporting to be from the IRS offers an $80 cash award by filling out a customer satisfaction survey. The IRS urges taxpayers to ignore this solicitation and not provide any requested information, and reminds taxpayers they do not initiate contact with taxpayers through e-mail. [Link]
Phishers attempt to gain information such as usernames, passwords, or credit card information by pretending to be from a company you might already do business with, in this case, the IRS. Other common phishing e-mails pretend to be from eBay, PayPal, and many banks.