E-mail from the IRS is probably a phishing scam.
I interrupt this typically topical weblog for a public service announcement:
Be very careful about e-mails from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considering taxes. I received an e-mail claiming to be from the IRS asking for my bank account information so they can deposit a refund check. The chances of it being from the IRS are incredibly slim. The IRS itself says “The IRS does not initiate taxpayer communications through e-mail.” I don’t remember ever giving them an email address; and, had I done so, it wouldn’t be the email address to which this email was sent. The URL the email asks me to use to give my personal information does not appear to go to irs.gov. I’m suspicious and am not going to follow the link or act on the email. If you receive one, I encourage you to be suspicious, too. Be smart about e-mails like this one. I shudder when I think about how people are probably falling for it.
Per information on the IRS’ Web site, I forwarded the email to them so they can choose to investigate.
