Comments on: IRS goes Phishing http://gopaultech.com/blog/2005/11/irs-goes-phishing/ ::Technology is Power:: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:06:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Elijah http://gopaultech.com/blog/2005/11/irs-goes-phishing/comment-page-1/#comment-211 Elijah Sat, 18 Mar 2006 23:35:37 +0000 http://gopaultech.com/blog/2005/11/30/irs-goes-phishing/#comment-211 I just recieved a highly suspecious call from someone claiming to work for the IRS - Grant Department. Supposedly, despite high government deficits, the IRS has recieved enough tax revenue to give away $8000 through random selection of telephone numbers. A few things struck me as odd: 1. Indian accent, he claimed his name was Andy Johnson 2. Asked for personal financial info a. bank name and account number b. credit or debit account number 3. He called early afternoon on a Saturday 4. The telephone area code and his supposed location did not match. The call was pretty professional none-the-less. I have contacted the fraud department of the IRS. "It it's too good to be true...." Regards I just recieved a highly suspecious call from someone claiming to work for the IRS – Grant Department. Supposedly, despite high government deficits, the IRS has recieved enough tax revenue to give away $8000 through random selection of telephone numbers.

A few things struck me as odd:
1. Indian accent, he claimed his name was Andy Johnson
2. Asked for personal financial info
a. bank name and account number
b. credit or debit account number
3. He called early afternoon on a Saturday
4. The telephone area code and his supposed location did not match.

The call was pretty professional none-the-less. I have contacted the fraud department of the IRS.

“It it’s too good to be true….”

Regards

]]> By: glytch http://gopaultech.com/blog/2005/11/irs-goes-phishing/comment-page-1/#comment-210 glytch Thu, 01 Dec 2005 03:30:09 +0000 http://gopaultech.com/blog/2005/11/30/irs-goes-phishing/#comment-210 I am constantly bombarded with phising attempts, sometimes I get 5 ebay messages in a day purporting to be a suspension notice, I usually go to the site and fill in things like "your mum" for my name and other expletives! I am constantly bombarded with phising attempts, sometimes I get 5 ebay messages in a day purporting to be a suspension notice, I usually go to the site and fill in things like “your mum” for my name and other expletives!

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