Full Notification

The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office has been advised of another “phishing” email that is circulating with information that says it is from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Below is a copy of the email:

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 8:38 PM
Subject: Confirm your tax refund #1271748991

Dear United States Resident,

Today, we inform you that you are eligible for a tax payment refund of $381,29 from: Internal Revenue Service
After last annual calculation can apply now for a tax refund, the recipient of this payment is Verified.

Total Amount: $381,29
Fee amount: $0.00
Net amount: $381,29

Payment Amount: $381,29
Handling: $0.00
Quantity: 1
Payment Title: Tax Refund Payment
Invoice ID: 29187200

Internal Revenue Service strongly recommends attempting to resolve this issue directly with the applicant whenever possible.
To confirm the tax refund, please fill the 1271748991.pdf form attached to this message.
Your tax file number (TFN): 7 3 1 9 4 8 1 1 5 , the TFN will be accepted for details payment.
Confirm within 48h the tax refund payment.

Sincerely,
Internal Revenue Service
Tax Refund Department
United States

----- END OF EMAIL ------

According to the IRS website (www.irs.gov), “The IRS does not initiate taxpayer communications through email.” They ask for you to report suspicious emails to [email protected].

For more information on how to report and identify phishing emails, visit http://www.irs.gov/privacy/article/0,,id=179820,00.html.