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⚠ Verified Phishing Email

Do not click any links in this email. Do not call any phone numbers listed. Report it to your email provider as phishing.

"IRS Notice: You have an unclaimed tax refund of $[NUMBER]"

Phishing Email Subject Line

Spoofed Sender

IRS Refund Center <no-reply@irs-refund-center.net>

Scam Category

IRS / Tax Refund Scam

Typical Call to Action

Click link to verify identity and claim refund; harvests SSN and financial data

What To Do

  1. 1.Do not click any links or call any numbers in the email.
  2. 2.Mark the email as phishing/spam in your email client.
  3. 3.Forward phishing emails to reportphishing@apwg.org.
  4. 4.Report to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov.
  5. 5.If you clicked a link, change your passwords and monitor your accounts.