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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
pps-news-bounces@lists.ucr.edu [mailto:pps-news-bounces@lists.ucr.edu] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Roberta Nardico<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, April 30, 2008
5:06 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> pps-news@lists.ucr.edu<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [pps-news] FW: Heads Up -
Phony IRS E-Mail</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Please note, we have received the
following e-mail from UCOP regarding false e-mails circulating to international
students. The referenced link also indicates false e-mails
regarding the stimulus package. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Heads Up - Phony
IRS E-Mail</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Univers><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Univers'>Good afternoon all,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The attached phony IRS e-mail requesting that the individual
complete a Form W-8BEN and fax it to the telephone number listed in the letter
is currently making its way around universities. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>As you
know, the Form W-8 BEN is not sent to the IRS. Additionally, the IRS does
not send unsolicited e-mail about tax account matters to individual, business,
tax-exempt or other taxpayers. The IRS web link regarding phony e-mails
is listed below:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=blue face=Univers><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Univers;color:blue'><a
href="http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=178061,00.html"
title="http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=178061,00.html"><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=178061,00.html</span></font></a></span></font><font
size=2 face=Univers><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Univers'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Please share this information with individuals on you campus that deal
with foreign students.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Univers'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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