IRS Warns of convincing internet scam

 The IRS is now warning about scams that really could mess with a person's identity, if they fall victim... the e-mails look frighteningly like our own," said Kris Schmuhl, a customer service specialist at the Internal Revenue Service... 

these "phishing" schemes are popular this time of year but that this is one of the more sophisticated versions she's seen... 

The fake form, called a 1042-W, asks for all sort of sensitive information -- like a person's bank account number, PIN number, Social Security number and even a copy of their passport. It then instructs the person to fax it to a number.

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