The Internal Revenue Service has issued an increasing number of warnings over the last few years about e-mail scams targeting individuals, businesses, exempt organizations and other taxpayers. The scams, popularly known as “phishing” scams, use phony e-mails that falsely claim to come from the IRS.

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Below are other E-mail Scams that the IRS has run into:

New E-mail Scam Mimics IRS "Where's My Refund?"
http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=170894,00.html

IRS Warns of New E-mail Scam Offering Cash for Participation in “Member Satisfaction Survey”
http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=173424,00.html

Warning - Fraudulent Use of the IRS Name or Logo
http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=159925,00.html

IRS Warns of E-mail Scam Soliciting Donations to California Wildfire Victims http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=175392,00.html

IRS Warns of New E-mail Scam Offering Cash for Participation in “Member Satisfaction Survey”
http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=173424,00.html

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