Potential tax preparer scam heads up

Forum|Forum|1 year ago
August 28, 2024
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Received email this morning that automatically went straight to the spam folder from an unknown individual: " From "name" Re: Taxes please find my extension documents attached-"name" has sent you files. Expires 8/30/2024 2023 tax "name"- docs.zip 19..". I immediately deleted this email from the spam folder. A colleague has received emails like this also.

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Best answer by IRonMaN

Yeah, those types of e-mails have been floating around for a while. For the record, I think the e-mail you received was from the trustee of the Nigerian Prince's estate.

IRonMaNAnswer

Level 15

Yeah, those types of e-mails have been floating around for a while. For the record, I think the e-mail you received was from the trustee of the Nigerian Prince's estate.

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PATAXAuthor

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@IRonMaN 🤣🤣🤣

Drphibes

Level 6

I get one of these type of "inquiries" at least 1x every couple of weeks. I usually check the e-mail address it came from and that gives me the clue it's hokey. The e-mails to really watch out for show Intuit sending you the e-mail wanting you to click on a link. If you check the e-mail address, it is very close to the Intuit one.

PATAXAuthor

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@Drphibes👍👍👍 Thank you very much for that valuable information.

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