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Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2002] Special Alert to the Public:The Michigan Department of Treasury recently received an alert from the Internal Revenue Service about a fraudulent scam being conducted via E mail that you should be on the look out for:Some taxpayers have received an e mail from a non-IRS source indicating that the taxpayer is under audit and needs to complete a questionnaire within 48 hours to avoid The assessment of penalties and interest. The e-mail refers to an e-audit and references IRS form 1040. The taxpayer is asked to for social security numbers, bank account numbers and other confidential information. THE IRS DOES NOT CONDUCT E-AUDITS, NOR DOES IT NOTIFY TAXPAYERS OF A PENDING AUDIT VIA E MAIL. THIS E MAIL IS NOT FROM THE IRS. Do not provide the requested information — this may be anidentity-theft attempt.If you receive an e mail of this nature — the source may be the addressblesstheday.com, please contact the Internal Revenue Service office in your area.Origins: The above-quoted message was indeed a warning posted the web site of the Michigan Department of Treasury. Michigan then removed the warning from their site (and replaced it with a reworded version a few days later) after determining that the original message had been part of a promotional gimmick and was not an attempt to obtain personal information from Internet users for illicit purposes.
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