Did anybody else get this..is it for real or scam?

[Mini]

I got this email...

From: "Internal Revenue Service"
Subject: Important Notification - Tax Refund

Body: After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that
you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $109.23.
Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 3-9 days in order to
process it.

A refund can be delayed for a variety of reasons.
For example submitting invalid records or applying after the deadline.

To access the form for your tax refund, please click here

Note: Deliberate wrong inputs will be prosecuted by law.

Regards,
Internal Revenue Service




I hovered over the link and it does NOT say IRS it says something else but it went to the IRS website and it has a link for the refund form so I clicked it and it goes to where you put in single,married,etc and the refund amount so I put it in and it goes to page where you have to put in a cc/debit # and ATM PIN # so they can add the funds or w/e. Do they really need your pin and since when do they add???? It smells like a scam and if it is isnt it really illegal to scam usin the IRS? But maybe its legit?

[Airbuswife]

sounds like something i would DEFINITELY stay away from....

if you're not sure, forward the email to the irs, they will let you knwo for sure

[Mini]

Ok I did some searching on their website and it is a scam. Thought so but wasnt sure. I guess I should have looked before posting..if anyone else gets this email....

If you receive an unsolicited e-mail communication claiming to be from the IRS, please forward this message to: phishing@irs.gov

It is important that the original communication that was received is included, as well as Internet headers.

[Kimberly61]

I got the same email in my junk mail and I just deleted it before even opening it

[janelle]

Thanks for the info. If anyone wants your personal CC numbers it is something to stay away from. No web site will contact you for that kind of personal info.

[freeby4me]

The IRS will never send you e-mails, so its a scam. Smart idea to search around a bit!

[myspirit]

Scam, beware! Forward email to your ISP provider!!

[hblueeyes]

Have youever tried calling the IRS. They never answer the phone so I doubt they would send emails.

Me

[metro]

It's a scam!! IRS doesn't send emails that I know of, they send letters. DH got one of these in his email and I think the amount was the same and everything!

[cabby92]

It is a scam. We were warned about it at the biginning of the tax year.

[hunny]

Ive never heard of the IRS sending out emails. I think its got to be a scam.

[Willow]

I got one this morning but it told me that I was owed over $400. LOL It's definitely a scam.