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Lame spam of the day: Please provide your tax information

January 27, 2012 by Robert 2 Comments

Just in time for tax filing season in the U.S., a phishing message purporting to come from Intuit.  Intuit’s security center lists lots of these, but not the two I got this week.  Both had empty graphics placeholders and broken hyperlinks — maybe the work of a baby spammer.

Sender: INTUIT INC. (onlinebanking@ealerts.bankofamerica.com) — it claims to come from Intuit, but the return address is at Bank of America
Subject: Please provide your tax information. (a second version had an exclamation point before the period)
Text:
Version 1:

Hello,

With intent to ensure that accurate data is being maintained on our systems, as well as to provide you better quality of service; INTUIT INC. has partaken in the Internal Revenue Service [IRS] Name and TIN Matching Program.

We have discovered, that your name and/or TIN, that is indicated on your account is different from the data on file with the IRS and/or SSA.

In order to verify the information on your account, please click here. (link leads to http://{int_link} — I don’t think that one will work, this site agrees)
Yours sincerely,

INTUIT INC.

Corporate Headquarters
2632 Marine Way
Mountain View, CA 94043

Version 2:

Dear Sir/Madam,

With intent to guarantee that correct data is being sustained on our systems, as well as to be able to grant you better quality of service; INTUIT INC. has partaken in the Internal Revenue Service [IRS] Name and TIN Matching Program.

We have discovered, that your name and/or Social Security Number, that is stated on your account does not match the information on file with the IRS.

In order to check and update your account, please enter the secure section. (link leads to http://{int_link} )

Yours sincerely,

INTUIT INC.
Corporate Headquarters
2632 Marine Way
Mountain View, CA 94043
 

Robert

Comments

  1. Robert says

    February 7, 2012 at 12:56 pm

    I got 15 of these in the past 2 days! The subjects included:

    Urgent! Tax information needed!.
    Please update your tax information promptly.
    Please verify your tax information.
    Your correct tax information is essential.
    Tax Information Needed within 30 days.
    Please verify your INTUIT INC. info.
    Please review your tax information.
    Correct tax information is needed.
    Update your INTUIT INC. account.
    Verify your information for INTUIT INC.

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