Comments on: Beware of Fresh Tax Scams! http://www.taxgirl.com/beware-of-fresh-tax-scams/ tax news, tax info and tax policy Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:51:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Scams, Schemes and Tomfoolery: Be Careful With Your Tax Rebate! http://www.taxgirl.com/beware-of-fresh-tax-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-8030 Scams, Schemes and Tomfoolery: Be Careful With Your Tax Rebate! Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:22:46 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/beware-of-fresh-tax-scams/#comment-8030 [...] up during the post tax season as questions arise about rebates and refunds. Do not be fooled, no matter how legitimate the emails look or the correspondence sounds. If you ever have a question about the legitimacy of an email, you can [...] [...] up during the post tax season as questions arise about rebates and refunds. Do not be fooled, no matter how legitimate the emails look or the correspondence sounds. If you ever have a question about the legitimacy of an email, you can [...]

]]> By: Death & Taxes http://www.taxgirl.com/beware-of-fresh-tax-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-4017 Death & Taxes Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:27:24 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/beware-of-fresh-tax-scams/#comment-4017 Clients have been getting these all fall and winter and forwarding them to me; I repeat what you say about IRS not using email, and send them to IRS.gov. Clients have been getting these all fall and winter and forwarding them to me; I repeat what you say about IRS not using email, and send them to IRS.gov.

]]> By: Kelly http://www.taxgirl.com/beware-of-fresh-tax-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-4021 Kelly Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:50:15 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/beware-of-fresh-tax-scams/#comment-4021 And I just won again (not)... In my mailbox tonight: Attn: Lucky Winner, This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of One Million United States Dollars ($1,000.000.00) for the month of JANUARY 2008. The lottery promotion which is organized by YAHOO/MSN LOTTERY INC &WINDOWS LIVE is for email accounts. In view of the above, the winning was attached to your email address; hence it is not a ticketed lottery. You are to contact the events manager with the following. Batch number: LYM09102UM Ref. number: NF35447LS Winning number: 03280988 Kindly send the under-listed data to the payment events manager. 1. Full name 2. Contact Address 3. Age: 4. Telephone Number 5. Fax Number 6. Sex 7. Occupation 8. Nationality PAYMENT EVENTS MANAGER CONTACT: Name: TONY ADAMS Tel: +31 647 205 788 Fax: +31 847 118 577 E-mail: postpaymentbv@gmail.com Thanks. Promoter And I just won again (not)… In my mailbox tonight:

Attn: Lucky Winner,

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of One Million United
States
Dollars ($1,000.000.00) for the month of JANUARY 2008. The lottery
promotion
which is organized by YAHOO/MSN LOTTERY INC &WINDOWS LIVE is for
email accounts. In view of the above, the winning was attached to your
email
address; hence it is not a ticketed lottery. You are to contact the events
manager with the following.

Batch number: LYM09102UM

Ref. number: NF35447LS

Winning number: 03280988

Kindly send the under-listed data to the payment events manager.

1. Full name
2. Contact Address
3. Age:
4. Telephone Number
5. Fax Number
6. Sex
7. Occupation
8. Nationality

PAYMENT EVENTS MANAGER CONTACT:

Name: TONY ADAMS
Tel: +31 647 205 788
Fax: +31 847 118 577
E-mail: postpaymentbv@gmail.com

Thanks.

Promoter

]]> By: Kelly http://www.taxgirl.com/beware-of-fresh-tax-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-4020 Kelly Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:46:34 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/beware-of-fresh-tax-scams/#comment-4020 Mary Jo - absolutely. I won $25 on Blingo once and was convinced it was a scam... and I entered that one! Mary Jo - absolutely. I won $25 on Blingo once and was convinced it was a scam… and I entered that one!

]]> By: Mary Jo http://www.taxgirl.com/beware-of-fresh-tax-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-4019 Mary Jo Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:58:00 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/beware-of-fresh-tax-scams/#comment-4019 A couple of months ago I actually did win something, and got an email requesting information so that it could be mailed out to me. I spent a couple of hours checking out to be sure that it was legitimate. Isnt' it sad how jaded we've become?! A couple of months ago I actually did win something, and got an email requesting information so that it could be mailed out to me. I spent a couple of hours checking out to be sure that it was legitimate. Isnt’ it sad how jaded we’ve become?!

]]> By: Miki http://www.taxgirl.com/beware-of-fresh-tax-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-4018 Miki Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:24:32 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/beware-of-fresh-tax-scams/#comment-4018 Hee hee hee, and I have the BIGGEST you-know-what, which is even MORE impressive 'cause I'm female (or was the last time I checked:) Hee hee hee, and I have the BIGGEST you-know-what, which is even MORE impressive ’cause I’m female (or was the last time I checked:)

]]> By: Kelly http://www.taxgirl.com/beware-of-fresh-tax-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-4016 Kelly Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:53:53 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/beware-of-fresh-tax-scams/#comment-4016 Fraid so, Mary Jo. Those Nigerian scams are a dime a dozen. But I think I did win the EURO National Lottery... I got a bunch of emails that said so! ;) Fraid so, Mary Jo. Those Nigerian scams are a dime a dozen.

But I think I did win the EURO National Lottery… I got a bunch of emails that said so! ;)

]]> By: Mary Jo http://www.taxgirl.com/beware-of-fresh-tax-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-4015 Mary Jo Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:44:46 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/beware-of-fresh-tax-scams/#comment-4015 Does this mean that I didn't win the Nigerian lottery either? Does this mean that I didn’t win the Nigerian lottery either?

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