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Next time you get an email from the US Justice Department, Federal Trade Commission or Internal Revenue Service, hit delete.

Identity thieves have sent out thousands of bogus emails in an attempt to trick consumers into sharing personal financial information, reports SmartPros.

The emails refer people to bogus sites where they are mandatory to put in sensitive data. Or the emails contain attachments that would install spyware to capture personal information. The email from the IRS tells recipients they are under investigation or that they have a tax refund pending.

The important part here is that identity thieves are now using the guise of federal agencies in the hoaxes. But that might be good too: federal agencies rarely send out emails.

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