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Subject: Beware of "IRS e-audit" fraud . . .(its even in the news)
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 18:22:43 EST

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U.S. employees: The Michigan Department of Treasury recently received an
alert from the Internal Revenue Service about a fraudulent scam being
conducted by e-mail. Some taxpayers have received an e-mail from a
non-IRS source indicating that the taxpayer is under audit and needs to
complete a questionnaire within 48 hours to avoid the assessment of
penalties and interest. The e-mail refers to an "e-audit" and references
IRS Form 1040. The taxpayer is asked for social security numbers, bank
account numbers and other confidential information. Such an e-mail is not
from the IRS. The IRS does not conduct e-audits, nor does it notify
taxpayers of a pending audit via e-mail. Do not provided the requested
information. This may be an identity-theft attempt. If you receive an
e-mail of this nature (the source may be the address of blesstheday.com)
please contact the IRS office in your area.

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