If you’re like me, you got slammed today with bogus emails claiming to be from the IRS. Most were the run of the mill “Federal tax transaction rejected” variety – like the ones from before. A few, however, were a bit more sophisticated. This one, in particular, caught my eye:
Dear business owners,
Due to the changes in the taxation policies that have been recently ratified, IRS informs that LLC, C-Corporations and S-Corporations have to validate their EIN in order to confirm their actual status. You have 14-day period in order to examine all the changes and make necessary amendments. We are sorry to cause inconvenience.
For the details please refer to:
https://www.irs.gov/ClientArea.aspx?u=2BB31FF079AF50Sincerely yours,
Margaret Myers
Internal Revenue Service Representative
Of course, it’s fake, too. But clearly, the spammers are making more of an effort to give you pause to consider whether it just might be something this time. It’s not. Remember, the IRS is never going to initiate contact with you via email regarding your tax matters.
As for this email? The IP address indicates that it originated in Peru. The links in the email will direct you to all kinds of sites including a hypnotist site with a professional psychic. Just go ahead and delete the email. And don’t feel guilty – if they’re really psychic, they knew you were planning to get rid of it anyway.
