Elrod Posted August 12, 2016 Report Share Posted August 12, 2016 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today alerted tax professionals to an emerging phishing email scam that pretends to be from tax software providers and tries to trick recipients into clicking on a bogus link. The email scheme is the latest in a series of attempts by fraudsters to use the IRS or other tax issues as a cover to trick people into giving up sensitive information such as passwords, Social Security numbers or credit card numbers or to make unnecessary payments. More....https://www.irs.gov/uac/newsroom/new-phishing-scheme-mimics-software-providers-targets-tax-professionals 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted August 12, 2016 Report Share Posted August 12, 2016 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joanmcq Posted August 12, 2016 Report Share Posted August 12, 2016 I got one of these before the warning went out. It told me to update my Taxwise software, so I knew something was fishy. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacun Posted August 13, 2016 Report Share Posted August 13, 2016 I only update when I open the program and there is an update. Or I update from within the programs. I barely read emails and if they contain links, I really think about that email before I click on the link. My rule is: If I will sleep well after refusing to click on a link, I don't click it. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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