IRS email scam is back

Just when you thought it safe to open your email, here they come again - scammers. Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell warns an IRS email scam has resurfaced. The initial contact looks official enough with the IRS logo and the name of an IRS auditor. The message is almost too much to resist, that you are is eligible for a tax refund you didn't know was coming. All you have to do is click on a link that takes you to a form that asks for your personal information. Fill that out, and you could find yourself the victim of identity theft or financial loss. Sorrell says the IRS never initiates contact with taxpayers via e-mail.