An
Email with the Subject "***SPAM*** IRS e-file refund notification" was
received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:08:53 -0800
and has been classified as a Employment/Job Scam Email.
The sender shows as "US Internal Revenue Service" <tax.services@rfs.irs.com>.
The email address was probably spoofed. Do not reply to or contact any persons or organizations referenced in
this email, or follow any URLs as you may expose yourself to scammers and, at the very least, you will be
added to their email address lists for spam purposes.
This a (redacted) view of the raw email headers of this scam email.
Personally Identifiable Information (PII) has been suppressed, but can be
supplied as received to appropriate investigating or law enforcement agencies on request.
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[return-path:] =>
[envelope-to:] => 19@scamdex.com
[delivery-date:] => Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:08:53 -0800
[received:] => Array
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[1] => from 92.99.75.123 by smtp1.dslplus.net.pk; Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:08:36 +0400
)
[date:] => Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:08:36 +0400
[from:] => "US Internal Revenue Service"
[x-mailer:] => The Bat! (v3.71.04) Home
[reply-to:] => 9uum@ms21.hinet.net
[x-priority:] => 3 (Normal)
[message-id:] => <106177064.83747961890798@isd.wol.net.pk>
[to:] => <19@scamdex.com>
[mime-version:] => 1.0
[content-type:] => multipart/mixed; boundary="----------55DB68CFBBF41DB"
[x-spam-status:] => Yes, score=4.7
[x-spam-score:] => 47
[x-spam-bar:] => ++++
[x-spam-report:] => Spam detection software, running on the system "fire.newsblaze.com", hasidentified this incoming email as possible spam. The original messagehas been attached to this so you can view it (if it isn't spam) or labelsimilar future email. If you have any questions, seethe administrator of that system for details.Content preview: Internal Revenue Service United States Department of theTreasury After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we havedetermined that you are eligible to receive 599.10$ tax refund under section501(c) (1) of the Internal Revenue Code. Please submit the Tax Refund RequestForm and allow us 3-9 days to process it. [...] Content analysis details: (4.7 points, 4.0 required)pts rule name description---- ---------------------- --------------------------------------------------1.8 HTML_IMAGE_ONLY_20 BODY: HTML: images with 1600-2000 bytes of words0.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message0.0 T_TVD_FW_GRAPHIC_ID1 BODY: T_TVD_FW_GRAPHIC_ID11.7 MIME_HTML_ONLY BODY: Message only has text/html MIME parts1.2 PART_CID_STOCK Has a spammy image attachment (by Content-ID)
[x-spam-flag:] => YES
[subject:] => ***SPAM*** IRS e-file refund notification
)
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Internal Revenue Service United States Department of the Treasury
After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive 599.10$ tax refund under section 501(c) (1) of the Internal Revenue Code. Please submit the Tax Refund Request Form and allow us 3-9 days to process it.
Yours faithfully,
Sarah Hall Ingram, Commissioner
This notification has been sent by the Internal Revenue Service, a bureau of the Department of the Treasury.
Internal Revenue Service
United States Department of the Treasury
After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive 599.10$ tax refund under section 501(c) (1) of the Internal Revenue Code. Please submit the Tax Refund Request Form and allow us 3-9 days to process it.
Yours faithfully,
Sarah Hall Ingram, Commissioner
This notification has been sent by the Internal Revenue Service, a bureau of the Department of the Treasury.