BE AWARE: IRS EMAIL SCAM

It is tax season again, and with that, there's been a rise in tax related phishing schemes. If you receive an email similar to the one shown below, please delete the message and most importantly, do not respond to it.

Subject: IRS Form 1065 denied.

Dear employer,

The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) informs you, that mistakes were made in your Form 940 (Employer’s Annual Federal Unemployment (FUTA) Tax Return).

You can see correct forms here:

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
P.O. Box 37940. Hartford, CT 06176-7940

Source: Darryl Eldon, Jr  RCDD
Systems//Telecom Supervisor
Information Technology Support
The School District of Lee County