I just received two emails from “the IRS” that appears official with an IRS logo stating:

After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $134.80.

Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 6-9 days in order to process it.

This is a scam.  With tax time approaching, scummy people are hoping that you and others will fall for their nasty trap.  The IRS will not contact you via email.  If you receive this email, please forward it to phishing@irs.gov.

I also receive phishy emails appearing to be ebay, various banks…you get it.  Always verify directly with your bank and not to the email that is being sent to you.  Be sure to forward these messages to the appropriate company’s internet security department so these criminals can be tracked down and stopped.

The IRS has more information about phishing scams here.