IRS has issued a warning about a fraudulent email scheme

The IRS has issued a warning about a fraudulent scheme targeting Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) users. The scheme uses an e-mail claiming that the user's tax payment was rejected and directs the user to a website for additional information. The website contains malware that will attempt to infect the user's computer.
The IRS does not initiate taxpayer communications through e-mail.
If anyone receives a message claiming to be from the IRS or EFTPS, do not reply to the sender, access links on the site or submit any information to them. Report and identify this or other phishing, e-mail scams and bogus IRS websites by forwarding the e-mail or URL information to the IRS at phishing@irs.gov Here’s a sample email that has been received:
From: EFTPS
To: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Date: 09/09/2010 11:03 AM
Subject: Re: XXXXXXXXXXX, Federal Tax Payment ID: XXXXXXXXXXX has been rejected. Customer: XXXXXXXXXXX
Your Federal Tax Payment ID: XXXXXXXX has been rejected.
Return Reason Code R21 - The identification number used in the Company Identification Field is not valid.

Please, check the information and refer to Code R21 to get details about your company payment:

***DELETED LINK***

Information valid till 11/09/2010. In other way forward information to your accountant advisor.

EFTPS: The Electronic Federal Tax Payment System PLEASE NOTE: Your tax payment is due regardless of EFTPS online availability. In case of an emergency, you can always make your tax payment by calling the EFTPS.


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