IRS: 'Phishing' ID Theft Scams On Rise
Image source: CBS / AP
An AP newswire article, via CBS News, reports that:
The Internal Revenue Service, noting an escalation in identity theft scams, is raising alarms about e-mails designed to dupe taxpayers into revealing personal financial information.More here.
IRS and Treasury Department officials have noticed an increase this winter in the frequency and sophistication of "phishing" schemes that use the tax agency's logo to lure victims.
posted by Fergie @ 3/13/2006 07:33:00 PM
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