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Did You Know the IRS Warns of Another E-mail Scam about "Tax Transcripts?"
On Monday, November 19, 2018, the IRS alerted the public to the potential of a new scam related to IRS Tax Transcripts. The scam e-mail reportedly masquerades as the IRS and indicates that the message is from “IRS Online.” The goal is to get individuals to open documents or links in the e-mail that will allow the introduction of malware.
We encourage schools to become aware of this latest scam and the attempt at infiltration with malware. It would be beneficial to alert your students and prospective students of this newest malicious effort. This scam provides yet another opportunity to remind students and staff of the importance of ensuring data and information security, especially as it relates to such material that contains personally identifiable information (PII), regardless where the PII is contained.
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