Scam?
 

If so, they're getting clever...Cindy says she already filed online. It looks very legit, but...nope didn't click. When I suggested she contact turbotax, she laughed...


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Once I contacted turbotax itself...confirmed scam.

I figure most things that start with "Dear valued customer" aren't real. If it's Intuit, they know know my real name and would use it rather than be generic.

TurboTax and valued customer was your first clue…

I’ve been getting those lately. I’ve never used them, so I know it’s a scam.

Another reason NOT to have your name in your email address.

If your email was chunkymonkey69@aol.com the scam email would read

“Dear chunkymonkey,”

Any legit emails I get always have my name, not email address. You could smell this as fraud.

If your email address was homersimpson@aol.com
The spam the fraudulent email would read

“Dear Homer Simpson,”

Which may fool someone.

I hope there is a special place in hell for these spammers.