I got this email forwarded to me from a coworker today:
1) The spam filter added ***SPAM*** to the subject
2) Outlook put it in the spam folder
3) The url isn't even masked, and is clearly not to irs.gov
4) They're not even offering a very big refund
...and still people want to click. The link tries to download something. I didn't stick around to see what. The user only asked me if it was a scam after clicking. Fortunately the link didn't work for him.
I have no hope of spam ever stopping because it is apparently very successful. Let's reviewIs this a scam??
-----Original Message-----
From: Internal Revenue Service [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 5:45 AM
Subject: ***SPAM*** Get Tax Refund
After the last annual calculations of your account activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $649.30.
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 <http://internalrevenueservice.mail15.su/GetTaxRefundNow>
Note: Deliberate wrong inputs will be prosecuted by law.
Regards,
Internal Revenue Service United States Department of the Treasury
1) The spam filter added ***SPAM*** to the subject
2) Outlook put it in the spam folder
3) The url isn't even masked, and is clearly not to irs.gov
4) They're not even offering a very big refund
...and still people want to click. The link tries to download something. I didn't stick around to see what. The user only asked me if it was a scam after clicking. Fortunately the link didn't work for him.