# IRS Refund scam

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irs-refund-scam/450006>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 20, 2008, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irs-refund-scam/450006 "2008-05-20T19:12:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irs-refund-scam/450006/1 "2008-05-20T19:12:00Z")

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OK, I just received some spam telling me I’m eligible for an IRS refund (I’m not) and directing me to go and give them my private information.

Is there anywhere to report this?

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**Author:** ![desdinova](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8baadc/32.png) [@desdinova](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/desdinova)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irs-refund-scam/450006/2 "2008-05-20T19:17:19Z")

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[The bottom of this page includes instructions on what to do.](http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=178061,00.html)

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**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irs-refund-scam/450006/3 "2008-05-20T19:18:03Z")

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from [the IRS website](http://www.irs.gov/privacy/article/0,,id=179820,00.html), you can send it to [phishing@irs.gov](mailto:phishing@irs.gov)

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**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irs-refund-scam/450006/4 "2008-05-20T19:30:40Z")

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Thanks - sent it to [phishing@irs.gov](mailto:phishing@irs.gov).

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**Author:** ![Hentzau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Hentzau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentzau)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irs-refund-scam/450006/5 "2008-05-20T20:02:26Z")

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Hm. I got it today, too. Call me cynical, but I decided to trash it. If the IRS owes me money, I figure they’ll try again.