Posted by MonicaFL on 10/10/08 7:12am
Msg #266880

Heads up

Just thought I would mention this - my friend received an e-mail, supposedly from NotaryRotary, asking for her SS number. She called Harry and asked why they needed this. Harry said it wasn't NOTROT. She gave him the information from the e-mail and he said he would take care of this.

Reply by MW/VA on 10/10/08 8:46am
Msg #266889

Hopefully everyone knows that requesting this kind of information is ALWAYS A PHISHING SCAM. The crooks are very active these days.

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 10/10/08 9:47am
Msg #266899

I keep getting e-mails from IRS telling me I have a

refund coming and I need to respond immediately.

Reply by PAW on 10/10/08 9:59am
Msg #266901

Reply immediately

[From the IRS website http://www.irs.gov/privacy/article/0,,id=179820,00.html]

If you receive an e-mail or find a Web site you think is pretending to be the IRS,

* Forward the e-mail or Web site URL to the IRS at [e-mail address].
* You can forward the message as received or provide the Internet header of the e-mail. The Internet header has additional information to help us locate the sender.
* After you forward the e-mail or header information to us, delete the message.

Reply by MonicaFL on 10/10/08 10:37am
Msg #266906

I know this and so does she, however I just wanted to "alert" that it was supposedly from NOTROT. That's why I felt it was important to bring it to everyone's attention. Harry has the information.

Reply by Carole Breckbill on 10/10/08 1:40pm
Msg #266921

Thanks to all. I appreciate the heads up! . . . and the info from PAW on where to send the stuff!