The TOP TEN REASONS it’s a SCAM

The “IRS” appears to be sending the following email to Taxpayers this summer:

Let’s look at the TOP TEN factors that point towards a scam:

#1 AND MOST IMPORTANT:  The IRS does NOT send emails to taxpayers.

#2  –  The 3rd round of EIP stimulus funds disbursed beginning March 12, 2021!  That is OVER 2 YEARS  prior to the issuance of this email.  Taxpayers’ 2021 tax returns, filed in 2022, accounted for any additional money due to taxpayers through the Recovery Rebate Credit.

#3  –  The IRS refers to “taxpayers” as one word.  This email addresses “Tax Payer”.

#4 –   “Our record indicate” is not grammatically correct. 

#5 –   Individuals filing income tax returns do so for a “calendar year”, not a “fiscal year”.

#6  –  If the IRS believes a taxpayer has filed an incomplete return, then an official notice will be mailed to the taxpayer’s address listed on the return to request the “missing information”.

#7 –  The refund listed likely does not match the refund reported on the tax return filed.

#8  – What IRS employee works on a SUNDAY?

#9 –   If you are due a refund, the IRS can NOT charge penalties.  

#10 – The IRS already has your bank direct deposit information that you reported on your return or will issue a refund check in the mail if you did not provide one.

So DON’T click on the “Claim My Refund” button and DON’T provide a scammer with your personal bank information!