Thursday, February 14, 2013

The Tax Return Scam

The email below is a scam. it is a fisher e-mail trying to get your info. It is very well down, and looks authentic. It even appears to come from an intuit.com e-mail address. I was suspicious when I saw it because I have not done my taxes yet. I went to the real Turbotax website, and signed in. According to them I haven't done my taxes yet either. So I called Intuit, and verified. This is not a legitimate email from TurboTax or Intuit. It is a fisher attempt. If you get an e-mail like this, do not open the attachment.

Scam e-mail Below:

Your State Return has Been Rejected!

What This Means:
Your 2012 Personal Return "TAX_521172618" has been rejected. All information has been reviewes and validated by Intuit. Please find more information attached. You will be prompted to open (view) the file or save (download) it to your computer.

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