NT Laugh of the Day - - Phishing e-mail

[Jack from Ohio]

(Insert very real looking IRS logo here)

Herewith we are informing you that you are have to pay a penalty for not filling the income tax return prior to January 31.

Please pay attention that IRS Section 5146 [A] [8] specifies a money forfeit of $5.000 for each Form 955 that is filled later than deadline for plenum the income tax return or does not contain the exhaustive info described in 5146 [A] [8].

You will be released from the surcharge when the taxpayer shows that the failure to file was caused by big reason.

Please browse official website for more details (This was a link)

Internal Revenue Services United States, Department of Treasury
P.O. Box 996
Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday, 11:30AM - 16:30PM your local time.

[Terry D EA]

Hmmmm, smells phishy to me. I guess sometimes the people who do this think we are really stupid and can't tell the difference. The sad part is there are those who fall for this kind of crap all the time.

[Tax Prep by Deb]

Especially when you look that form number up and it doesn't exist as far as I can tell.

Deb!

[Jack from Ohio]

The mailing address at the bottom gave it away!!!