Of all the people I can think of that would never email you an offer of a refund, the IRS has to be at the top of my list; it’s just not going to happen, not ever.
I get these emails fairly frequently, and I have no doubt some poor fool will fall for it every time tax season rolls around.
I’ve only saved a few of them since they’re always essentially the same, but in case you’ve not yet received one, take a gander at them.
Please Submit the Tax Refund Request
From: Internal Revenue Service 3819642@irs.gov Subject: Important notification - Tax refund Date: Monday, January 5, 2018, 4:25 PM
After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $109.23. Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 3-6 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
Note: Deliberate wrong inputs will be prosecuted by law.
Regards, Internal Revenue Service
From: Internal Revenue Service service@irs.gov Subject: Get Refund! Date: Sunday, October 26, 2008, 10:56 AM
After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $620.50. 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
Stimulus Payment
From: Internal Revenue Service refund@irs.tax.gov Subject: IRS Tax Refund Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2017, 5:43 AM
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) United States Department of the Treasury Dear Applicant, After the last calculations of your annual fiscalactivity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund (Stimulus Payment) of $620.50. 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 use the following link:
http://0x7C.0xA.0x7F.0xA4/irs.gov/refund-form.php Applicant ID: (0x7C.0xA.0x7F.0xA4). Regards, Internal Revenue Service
