Phony tax e-mail pretends to be from IRS as extension filing day arrives

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Filed under: Tax, Fraud, Identity Theft, Consumer Ally

As Friday's tax deadline approaches for those who applied for extensions in April, don't be fooled if you get an e-mail that appears to be from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service -- it's a scam to trick you into giving up personal information to potential ID thieves.



The Better Business Bureau, Greater Maryland issued an alert to be on the lookout for an e-mail with the subject line: 'Your Tax Payment ID: 010377149 has been rejected. Urgent Report information,' following reports from consumers and businesses who received the message.

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