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26-Sep-2009, 09:14 AM #1
IRS Scam Now World's Biggest E-mail Virus Problem
"Criminals are waging a nasty online campaign right now, hoping that their victims' fears of the tax collecter will lead them to inadvertently install malicious software."
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/pcworld/2...virusproblem_1
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27-Sep-2009, 07:57 AM #2
This approach is pretty ingenious, in a criminal sort of way.

But yeah, people should always bear in mind that government agencies and financial institutions never use email to contact you.
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