Email scam

[Y2KEA]

Compensation fund

Got that yesterday. Sent them the $1599 transfer fee by Western Union. When can I Expect my money? Do I need to declare it as line 21 other income?

[taxea]

you would think our email providers could delete these rather than send them along

[FEDUKE404]

Plan B

I got a little over $ 600 a few days ago from the State for something that had apparently escheated to the state when I changed addresses. I have no idea what it was, but someone apparently checks these things and gets their fee subtracted from the total people like me receive. I was happy to have it reduced by the fee.

The inquiry I received was from the State Comptroller and was by mail. I had to provide a copy of my drivers license and social security card and an old property tax receipt from my former address.

And, of course, you could have done it all yourself and kept 100% of "your" money. It's not unlike the folks who will charge you $20 for you to get a copy of your Social Security earnings, which are available at no cost.

(Several years ago I was bored and went through my state's online escheat site and I plugged in a few client names - hit on one that was owed ~$500 from delayed payment after he moved out of state. I sent him the info - he had to provide "proof" - including an old drivers license from the 70's which showed "that" address - and soon got his money. He later sent me a nice gift certificate for a favorite restaurant.)

FE

[Bees Knees]

Another scam

We just received another scam yesterday.

UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE: REFUND
NOTIFICATION
After the last annual calculations, IRS has noticed tax overpayment by many
property owners in the United States. If you have an equity line of credit
account, house or a landed property in the United States, then you are eligible
for a $5010.32 Tax Refund. To proceed with Tax Refund request, reply this
message with your Full Name, Address and Phone number. Or send your
information to contact_taxrefund@email.ee

You will be contacted shortly by IRS Tax Refund Officer.
Note: Only equity line of credit account holders, home owners and landed
property owners in United States are eligible for the refund.

Thank You,

Internal Revenue Service

US IRS

Copyright © 2010 IRS. All rights reserved.

Not that these things are funny, but I like the "US IRS." IRS never identifies themselves as the US IRS.

Also, the copyright.... Government publications are never copyright protected.

You would also think the scam people could learn proper English. They always seem to have a problem with that.

[luke]

NEW EFTPS scam

the newest email SCAm says something like "EFTPS payment was not accepted etc..."
The scammers will cause of lot of CONFUSION for the MANY new businesses being forced to use EFTPS starting Jan 2011! Good idea to warn as many clients as possible BEFORE they get the email!