Please do not click on ANY links in an email reportedly coming from eftps.gov regarding a federal tax payment being rejected. This is a virus that was released in mass on October 15th. I received two of these emails today. To read more about the attack read this article on Security Week.com
A couple things immediately raised flags for me on this email and prompted me to investigate:
1- I don’t use the EFTPS online tax payment system
2- There are several misspellings in the email
Always use great caution when clicking on links in your emails!!! If something doesn’t look right or is out of the ordinary, google the senders name to find the legitimate website. Also, check the google results for news articles such as the onel inked in this post.
This is what it says on the OFFICIAL IRS site (www.eftps.com):
Remember! EFTPS values your privacy and security and will never attempt to contact you via e-mail. If you ever receive an e-mail that claims to be from EFTPS or from a sender you do not recognize that mentions a payment made through EFTPS, forward the e-mail to phishing@irs.gov or call the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 1.800.366.4484.
Be careful out there! ~Karen