FW: Important Alert
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FROM: Julie Roberts <[removed]@rolling-meadows.lib.il.us>
REC'D: 2/14/02, 8:36 PM
-----Original Message-----
From: Julie Roberts [[removed]@rolling-meadows.lib.il.us]
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 6:00 PM
[removed]@rla.lib.il.us'; Reference Maillist (E-mail); [removed]@sunsite.berkeley.edu'; [removed]@maillist.nsls.org'
[removed]@maillist.nslsilus.org
Subject: RE: Important Alert
Hello all. In my email experience, I have found out plenty about scams,
and this FANTASTIC site! This site tells about all, or at least most of
the Urban Legends making the rounds of America. The main URL is:
www.snopes2.com. You all might want to bookmark it. It also has the Ollie
North/Osama Bin Laden Urban Legend info. The URL for the page on the IRS
efile scam is http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/scams/irsaudit.htm
Julie A. Roberts [removed]@rolling-meadows.lib.il.us
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Deane [[removed]@rla.lib.il.us]
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 1:30 PM
To: Reference Maillist (E-mail)
[removed]@maillist.nslsilus.org
Subject: FW: Important Alert
Information for our patrons that file online? I hope that I am not
contributing to another email urban legend.
Paul Deane
Director
Round Lake Area Library
[removed]@rla.lib.il.us <[removed]@rla.lib.il.us>
Special Alert to the Public
The Michigan Department of Treasury recently received an alert from
the Internal Revenue Service about a fraudulent scam being conducted via E
mail that you should be on the look out for: Some taxpayers have received
an e mail from a non-IRS source indicating that the taxpayer is under audit
and needs to complete a questionnaire within 48 hours to avoid The
assessment of penalties and interest. The e-mail refers to an "e-audit" and
references IRS form 1040. The taxpayer is asked for social security
numbers,
bank
account numbers and other confidential information. THE IRS DOES NOT
CONDUCT
E-AUDITS, NOR DOES IT NOTIFY TAXPAYERS OF A PENDING AUDIT VIA E MAIL.
THIS EMAIL IS NOT FROM THE IRS. Do not provide the requested information -
this may be an identity-theft attempt. If you receive an e-mail of this
nature - the source may be the address blesstheday.com, please contact the
Internal Revenue Service office in your area.
Samuel D. Hallie
Data Systems Analyst ll
Data Systems Bureau
Sheriff's Data Center
Sheriff's Headquarters
FROM: Julie Roberts <[removed]@rolling-meadows.lib.il.us>
REC'D: 2/14/02, 8:36 PM
-----Original Message-----
From: Julie Roberts [[removed]@rolling-meadows.lib.il.us]
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 6:00 PM
[removed]@rla.lib.il.us'; Reference Maillist (E-mail); [removed]@sunsite.berkeley.edu'; [removed]@maillist.nsls.org'
[removed]@maillist.nslsilus.org
Subject: RE: Important Alert
Hello all. In my email experience, I have found out plenty about scams,
and this FANTASTIC site! This site tells about all, or at least most of
the Urban Legends making the rounds of America. The main URL is:
www.snopes2.com. You all might want to bookmark it. It also has the Ollie
North/Osama Bin Laden Urban Legend info. The URL for the page on the IRS
efile scam is http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/scams/irsaudit.htm
Julie A. Roberts [removed]@rolling-meadows.lib.il.us
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Deane [[removed]@rla.lib.il.us]
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 1:30 PM
To: Reference Maillist (E-mail)
[removed]@maillist.nslsilus.org
Subject: FW: Important Alert
Information for our patrons that file online? I hope that I am not
contributing to another email urban legend.
Paul Deane
Director
Round Lake Area Library
[removed]@rla.lib.il.us <[removed]@rla.lib.il.us>
Special Alert to the Public
The Michigan Department of Treasury recently received an alert from
the Internal Revenue Service about a fraudulent scam being conducted via E
mail that you should be on the look out for: Some taxpayers have received
an e mail from a non-IRS source indicating that the taxpayer is under audit
and needs to complete a questionnaire within 48 hours to avoid The
assessment of penalties and interest. The e-mail refers to an "e-audit" and
references IRS form 1040. The taxpayer is asked for social security
numbers,
bank
account numbers and other confidential information. THE IRS DOES NOT
CONDUCT
E-AUDITS, NOR DOES IT NOTIFY TAXPAYERS OF A PENDING AUDIT VIA E MAIL.
THIS EMAIL IS NOT FROM THE IRS. Do not provide the requested information -
this may be an identity-theft attempt. If you receive an e-mail of this
nature - the source may be the address blesstheday.com, please contact the
Internal Revenue Service office in your area.
Samuel D. Hallie
Data Systems Analyst ll
Data Systems Bureau
Sheriff's Data Center
Sheriff's Headquarters
FROM: Barb Borg-Jenkins <[removed]@pcpls.lib.in.us>
REC'D: 2/15/02, 11:52 AM
Barbara Borg-Jenkins
South Haven Public Library
Valparaiso, IN 46385
Julie Roberts wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Julie Roberts [[removed]@rolling-meadows.lib.il.us]
> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 6:00 PM
> To: [removed]@rla.lib.il.us'; Reference Maillist (E-mail); [removed]@sunsite.berkeley.edu'; [removed]@maillist.nsls.org'
> Cc: [removed]@maillist.nslsilus.org
> Subject: RE: Important Alert
>
> Hello all. In my email experience, I have found out plenty about scams,
> and this FANTASTIC site! This site tells about all, or at least most of
> the Urban Legends making the rounds of America. The main URL is:
> www.snopes2.com. You all might want to bookmark it. It also has the Ollie
> North/Osama Bin Laden Urban Legend info. The URL for the page on the IRS
> efile scam is http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/scams/irsaudit.htm
> Julie A. Roberts [removed]@rolling-meadows.lib.il.us
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Deane [[removed]@rla.lib.il.us]
> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 1:30 PM
> To: Reference Maillist (E-mail)
> Cc: [removed]@maillist.nslsilus.org
> Subject: FW: Important Alert
>
> Information for our patrons that file online? I hope that I am not
> contributing to another email urban legend.
>
> Paul Deane
> Director
> Round Lake Area Library
> [removed]@rla.lib.il.us <[removed]@rla.lib.il.us>
>
> Special Alert to the Public
> The Michigan Department of Treasury recently received an alert from
> the Internal Revenue Service about a fraudulent scam being conducted via E
> mail that you should be on the look out for: Some taxpayers have received
> an e mail from a non-IRS source indicating that the taxpayer is under audit
> and needs to complete a questionnaire within 48 hours to avoid The
> assessment of penalties and interest. The e-mail refers to an "e-audit" and
> references IRS form 1040. The taxpayer is asked for social security
> numbers,
> bank
> account numbers and other confidential information. THE IRS DOES NOT
> CONDUCT
> E-AUDITS, NOR DOES IT NOTIFY TAXPAYERS OF A PENDING AUDIT VIA E MAIL.
> THIS EMAIL IS NOT FROM THE IRS. Do not provide the requested information -
> this may be an identity-theft attempt. If you receive an e-mail of this
> nature - the source may be the address blesstheday.com, please contact the
> Internal Revenue Service office in your area.
>
> Samuel D. Hallie
> Data Systems Analyst ll
> Data Systems Bureau
> Sheriff's Data Center
> Sheriff's Headquarters
>
> ......................................................................
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FROM: Martha <[removed]@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 2/15/02, 5:26 PM
Martha Bisek
Reference Librarian
Heritage Library
Lakeville, Minnesota
--- Barb Borg-Jenkins <[removed]@pcpls.lib.in.us> wrote:
> Another good site on urban legends is on the
> http://www.about.com site.
> Do a search for urban legends, and you will find
> quite a few links. David Emery hosts this site, and
> the snopes.com site is
> mentioned quite frequently in the forums.
>
> Barbara Borg-Jenkins
> South Haven Public Library
> Valparaiso, IN 46385
>
> Julie Roberts wrote:
>
>
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