{"id":3728,"date":"2008-05-05T10:27:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-05T10:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2008\/05\/dont-click-just-wait-for-the-check\/"},"modified":"2008-05-05T10:27:00","modified_gmt":"2008-05-05T10:27:00","slug":"dont-click-just-wait-for-the-check","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2008\/05\/dont-click-just-wait-for-the-check.html","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Click, Just Wait For The Check"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>Don\u2019t fall for the following hoax\/scam\/phishing attempt. The IRS will send you your check, you don\u2019t need to click on the link in this e-mail if you received it. The link goes to http:\/\/203.231.156.252:7722\/refundsx\/irfofgetstatus.htm Clearly that isn\u2019t the IRS web site.<\/p>\n<p>Be patient. Your check will come. If you fall for this hoax, however, you might lose more than you get from the IRS\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_BtqUSG7RCA0\/SB8aDUf4lJI\/AAAAAAAAAJE\/tTUcSdI-87Y\/s1600-h\/irslogo.gif\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_BtqUSG7RCA0\/SB8aDUf4lJI\/AAAAAAAAAJE\/tTUcSdI-87Y\/s200\/irslogo.gif\" border=\"0\"><\/a><br>Over 130 million Americans will receive refunds as<br>part of President Bush program to jumpstart the economy.<\/p>\n<p>Our records indicate that you are qualified to receive the<br>2008 Economic Stimulus Refund.<\/p>\n<p>The fastest and easiest way to receive your refund is by<br>direct deposit to your checking\/savings account.<\/p>\n<p>Please follow the link and fill out the form and submit<br>before May 10th, 2008 to ensure that your refund will be<br>processed as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Submitting your form on May 10th, 2008 or later means that<br>your refund will be delayed due to the volume of requests we<br>anticipate for the Economic Stimulus Refund.<\/p>\n<p>To access Economic Stimulus Refund, please click here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/7622297540113836091-7701576334852391109?l=exploringourmatrix.blogspot.com\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don\u2019t fall for the following hoax\/scam\/phishing attempt. 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