Beware of a New Scam

There's a new scam out there. One of my clients just forwarded me an email that he received titled "Notice of Unreported Income". This email claimed to come from the IRS. When you click on the link it directs you to a page that looks like one of the IRS web pages. The clue to me that it was a scam was the executable (.exe) file that it wanted the recipient to click on to "view their tax statement" when in actuality it would be downloading a virus onto their computer. Fortunately I did not click on that link, but according to the IRS official website, this email scam has been circulating in large numbers. Please note that the IRS never sends unsolicited emails to individuals about their tax accounts. If you receive one of these emails you can forward it to the IRS at phishing@irs.gov

Here's the link for what the IRS had to say about this new scam:
http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=213862,00.html?portlet=6