I Received An Email Claiming To Be From IRS

This is called phishing and it didn't come from IRS. I have received one of these myself at my office in Texarkana, Texas and ignored it. I have never received one at my home email located in Texarkana, Arkansas. All my dealings with IRS agents is by phone, fax, or face to face meetings. In IRS Tax Tip 2013-19 the IRS offers the following advice if you receive an email claiming to be from IRS. Do not reply to the message. Do not open any attachments. Do not click on any links in a suspicious email and do not enter confidential  information. The IRS wants all taxpayers including those in Texarkana, Arkansas, Texarkana, Texas, Miller County, Arkansas and Bowie County, Texas to know the following information about phishing scams. The IRS doesn't initiate contact with taxpayers by email or social media channels to request personal or financial information. The IRS never asks for detailed personal and financial information like PIN numbers, passwords, or similar secret access information for credit card, bank or other financial accounts by email. The address of the official website is www.irs.gov. Don't be mislead by sites claiming to be the IRS but ending in .com, .net, .org or anything other than .gov. 

If you receive a phone call, fax, or letter claiming to be from IRS but suspect they aren't you can call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040, forward the suspicious email to phishing@irs.gov, or visit the IRS website and click on "Reporting Phishing" at the bottom of the page.


Selph & Friday CPA
Phone: 903-792-0281
www.selphandfridaycpa.com
Email: rselphcpa@cableone.net

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