Lame spam of the day: IRS notices

I got two spams this week claiming to come from the IRS.  They look like different schemes — one is trying to get me to call a 900 number at $4.79/minute, the other includes a link.  But they look similar so I’m posting them together. 

Message 1:
Sender: Tiera Tanner (AditaOki@megpgh.com)
Subject: Rejection of your tax appeal.
Text:
Dear Business taxpayer,
Hereby you are notified that your Income Tax Refund Appeal id#7138565 has been DECLINED. If you believe the IRS did not properly estimate your case due to a misunderstanding of the facts, be prepared to provide additional information. You can obtain the rejection details and re-submit your appeal by using the instructions in the attachment.

Internal Revenue Service

Telephone Assistance for Businesses:
1-900-511-4750 $4.79/min
Hours of Operation: thursday sunday, 10:15 p.m. 8:45 p.m. your local time (Alaska & Hawaii follow Pacific Time)

Attachment: IRS_JP23823966.htm

Here’s what the message looked like:

 

Message 2:
Sender: Internal Revenue Service (noreply@irs.gov)
Subject: Internal Revenue Service Tax Refund ($312.50)
Text:
Dear Taxpayer,

After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $312.50. Please submit the tax refund request and allow 2-3 working days for processing.
A refund can be delayed for a variety of reasons. For example submitting invalid records or applying after the deadline. To access the form for your tax refund, please
Click here : http://www.irs.gov/tx/rfnds/redunds.html

(link leads to http://suministrosyserviciosquimicos.com/administrator/templates/USTaxRefundation/www.irs.com/)

Note: For security reasons, we will record your ip-address, the date and time. Deliberate wrong inputs are criminally pursued and indicated.

Thank You
Internal Revenue Services (IRS)

Here’s what it looked like: