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CCH (cch.taxgroup.com) reports:

The IRS has issued a warning to taxpayers of a new e-mail scam which claims that the recipient has been randomly selected to participate in a survey, the completion of which will entitle the recipient to an $80 credit. The survey, which arrives in an e-mail referencing the IRS in the "from" and "subject" lines, and which features the IRS logo, asks for the recipient's name, telephone number and credit card information. The IRS states that this information is used to withdraw bank account funds, incur charges on the victim's credit card or obtain loans in the victim's name.
The IRS reiterated that it does not send out unsolicited e-mails or ask for detailed personal information via e-mail. Wrongfully obtaining identity information over the internet or by telephone is a practice known as "phishing." To track down these bogus e-mails, the IRS has established an electronic mailbox where taxpayers can send information about suspicious e-mails. Taxpayers should send the information to: hishing@irs.gov.">phishing@irs.gov. Since setting up the electronic mailbox last year, the IRS has received more than 30,000 e-mails reporting almost 400 separate phishing incidents.
IR-2007-148, 2007FED ¶46,601
Other References:
Code Sec. 7804
CCH Reference - 2007FED ¶43,266.87
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CCH Reference - TRC IRS: 3,154.15