Turns out you can be too eager to get your hands on a federal income tax refund – and the scammers know it.
Phony emails are popping up like spring flowers, often displaying the IRS logo and using subject lines such as Tax Refund Payment or Recalculation of your tax refund payment.
Potential victims are then asked to click a link and submit a form to claim their federal income tax refund.
The scammers, pretending to be from the Internal Revenue Service, crafted a new scheme this spring that targets college students, professors and others who use a .edu email address.
IRS tax refund scam hits college students with edu email addresses
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IRS tax refund scam hits college students with edu email addresses
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