Newly found
Vulnerabilities 04/24/08:
IRS Rebate Phishing Scam
We are aware of a public report indicating that a phishing
scam is circulating. This scam is related to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service economic
stimulus rebate and arrives via email messages that appear to be from the IRS.
The messages include text that attempts to convince users to follow a link to a
website before a deadline to expedite the rebate process. This website requests
that the user provide bank account information.
We encourage users to do the following to help mitigate the risks:
Do not follow unsolicited web links received in email messages.