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The IRS Doesn’t Care What You Think

ByKelly Phillips Erb

Okay, maybe they do care (maybe a little), but they certainly won’t pay you for your opinion.

The IRS is warning about a new phishing scam involving an email to taxpayers that purports to issue a tax credit of $80 in exchange for completing an online survey.

It’s not going to happen. The IRS will not give you money for a survey. The IRS does not send unsolicited e-mail ever. And the IRS will not ask you for PIN numbers, passwords, or similar secret access information for credit card, bank or other financial accounts.

If you receive such garbage, don’t open it. It’s one of many scams using the name of the IRS. Forward it to phishing@irs.gov.

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Kelly Phillips Erb, known as Taxgirl, is a tax attorney, writer, and speaker who explains taxes, IRS news, financial crime, scams, and the law in plain English.