Internal Revenue Service Email Scams

As April 15 draws near, be alert for emails that purport to come from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS.)  The scam below has surfaced in San Miguel. If it, or others that are similar, pops up in your inbox, DO NOT open the attachment it contains.  The attachment is a .zip file and will almost certainly contain a trojan.  Delete the email from your inbox. You can learn more about email and other kinds of scams involving the IRS at this website << http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=155682,00.html >>.

The following is the IRS email scam that has surfaced in San Miguel, but there are other scam messages circulating that are similar.

Subj: Your Internal Revenue Service

Notice,

There are arrears reckoned on your account over a period of 2010-2011 year.
You will find all calculations according to your financial debt, enclosed.
You have to pay out the debt by the 17 December 2011.

Yours sincerely,
Internal Revenue Service.