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You need to know! Protect your personal information! The IRS does not initiate taxpayer communications through email.
The real IRS web site is http://www.irs.gov/. It always ends in .gov.
All unsolicited email claiming to be from either the IRS or any other IRS-related components such as EFTPS, should be reported to phishing@irs.gov.

What is phishing?
Phishing is a scam typically carried out by unsolicited email and/or websites that pose as legitimate sites and lure unsuspecting victims to provide personal and financial information.

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