"Your EFTPS payment to the IRS has been declined."
Ever receive an email that looks like a REAL email from the IRS, your Bank or UPS? Fact is, the IRS will NOT solicit you for personal information via email. Nor will your bank. These are "phishing" scams created to steal your personal information and drain your bank account.
What is phishing? Phishing is a scam typically carried out by unsolicited email and/or websites that pose as legitimate sites and lure unsuspecting victims to provide personal and financial information.
DO NOT open these emails and contact the institution to notify them of the scam.
Watch this video on YouTube on examples of Phishing and online banking scams:
Chase Bank has done a pretty good job with providing examples of what these email based "phishing campaigns" look like. Check them out: https://www.chase.com/index.jsp?pg_name=ccpmapp/privacy_security/fraud/page/fraud_examples
We've done some work for you and created a list of websites you can go to and report these phishing scams. Here they are:
IRS Links
Bank of America
US Bank
We hope this helps and remember, THINK before you click the LINK!
Ever receive an email that looks like a REAL email from the IRS, your Bank or UPS? Fact is, the IRS will NOT solicit you for personal information via email. Nor will your bank. These are "phishing" scams created to steal your personal information and drain your bank account.
What is phishing? Phishing is a scam typically carried out by unsolicited email and/or websites that pose as legitimate sites and lure unsuspecting victims to provide personal and financial information.
DO NOT open these emails and contact the institution to notify them of the scam.
Watch this video on YouTube on examples of Phishing and online banking scams:
Chase Bank has done a pretty good job with providing examples of what these email based "phishing campaigns" look like. Check them out: https://www.chase.com/index.jsp?pg_name=ccpmapp/privacy_security/fraud/page/fraud_examples
We've done some work for you and created a list of websites you can go to and report these phishing scams. Here they are:
IRS Links
Bank of America
- https://www.bankofamerica.com/privacy/Control.do?body=privacysecur_resolve_fraud
- abuse@bankofamerica.com
US Bank
We hope this helps and remember, THINK before you click the LINK!
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