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I just got great news from the IRS. 

It made it past the spam filter since it was from irs.gov.  Thought a warning may be in order.  I suspected that the grammar was a little off.  Click here…yeah right!

The IRS does not send out notices via email…I could have used the $62.55.  You can check Snopes if you want more information.

After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $62.55. Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 6-9 days in order to process it.

A refund can be delayed for a variety of reasons. For example submitting invalid records or applying after the deadline.

To access the form for your tax refund, please click here

Regards,
Internal Revenue Service

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More from the IRS web page

The IRS does not initiate taxpayer communications through e-mail.

• The IRS does not request detailed personal information through e-mail.
• The IRS does not send e-mail requesting your PIN numbers, passwords or similar access information for credit cards, banks or other financial accounts.

If you receive an e-mail from someone claiming to be the IRS or directing you to an IRS site,

• Do not reply.
• Do not open any attachments. Attachments may contain malicious code that will infect your computer.
• Do not click on any links. If you clicked on links in a suspicious e-mail or phishing Web site and entered confidential information, visit our Identity Theft page.

How to report phishing, e-mail scams and bogus IRS Web sites
If you receive an e-mail or find a Web site you think is pretending to be the IRS,

• Forward the e-mail or Web site URL to the IRS at phishing@irs.gov.

• You can forward the message as received or provide the Internet header of the e-mail. The Internet header has additional information to help us locate the sender.

• After you forward the e-mail or header information to us, delete the message.

How to identify phishing e-mail scams and bogus IRS Web sites

• Sample of phishing e-mails

  • First sample of an actual phishing e-mail - PDF

  • Second sample of an actual phishing e-mail - PDF

• All IRS.gov Web page addresses begin with, http://www.irs.gov/

  • Is it a phishing Web site? - PDF

• Are you a victim of Identity Theft?

  • Contact the Federal Trade Commission at 1-877-IDTHEFT (438-4338)

  • Visit the IRS Identity Theft resource page

You may also report misuse of the IRS name, logo, forms or other IRS property to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration toll-free at 1-800-366-4484.

irs.gov - reporting phishing