Beware of e-mails from the IRS claiming that they need you to update your information in order to process your return. A new phishing scheme is going around.
The official word from the Internal Revenue Service is that they will not try to contact you via e-mail. Therefore, if you get an e-mail from the IRS, its a fraud.
Of course, as a rule of thumb, you should never go to any of your online accounts by clicking on links in an e-mail. Its a risky practice. These things generally are just a scam. But I've seen the e-mails and they do look pretty impressive, and I've known a few less than technically savvy people who have given away their Paypal account information as a result.
Just a friendly reminder--geek safely!
Posted by geekchik at April 14, 2006 03:18 PM