You got $33.70 tax refund, please follow the steps to get refund.

The email doesn’t even hide the actual link destination, and the site it directs to is at mail.officebrasil.com.br. Huh? Do people actually fall for these scams?

Complete email below.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS.gov)
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

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Get Tax Refund on your Visa or MasterCard

You got $33.70 tax refund, please follow the steps to get refund.

Please enter you Social Security Number and a valid Visa or MasterCard number where you want the refund to be made.

We are asking for your personal information to ensure we access the correct account,enabling us to provide the tax return.

We use and retain your personal information only for this purpose and only long enough to complete the transsaction,ensure the
security of our systems, and as authorized by law. We do not share it other than as provided by law.If you choose not to provide
it,we will not be able to fully comply the tax return.

Internal Revenue Code Section 7317 allows us to request your Social Security Number and Credit/Debit Card Number.
If you do not enter complete and valid information we cannot provide tax return.

To collect the Tax Return please use the link below:
(if you can’t open it just copy the link in your internet browser)
LINK REMOVED

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Director, Office of Privacy
Internal Revenue Service
Room 7050 OS:MA:P
1111 Constitution Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20224

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A few months ago, I came across a help-wanted ad on a competitor’s website. I have thoroughly enjoyed owning a small web development company, but it was time to move on to the next level. I really only saw two ways to do that. I could hire full-time employees and expand my company. We’d need a new location, marketing and a lot of business. Or, I could grow quickly by acquiring or being acquired.

I initiated a dialog with BKD, and with Brant Kelsey, the owner. From the start it was clear that we would make a good team and our companies had many complimenting strengths. Their focus and a great deal of their experience has been in branding, print design and traditional marketing. Our focus was web development, e-commerce and online marketing. Together we could offer a full-range of services to our clients.

After several successful meetings and negotiations, BKD acquired EleyTech in November of 2006. In addition to acquiring the business and clients, BKD hired me full-time.

As a full-service ad agency, design firm and web development company, we now have the capabilities in-house to tackle just about any project, large or small. We have a full-time staff of 6, which includes award-winning graphic designers, programmers, and a marketing and e-commerce
consultant.

I’m excited to be a part of such a talented and diverse team, and look forward to providing our clients with amazing service and proven results.

I plan on using my personal blog to write about my experiences at a growing advertising and design firm, about personal productivity, and about building businesses. I will share experiences from the field, and from my personal endeavors. I will continue to build my own websites, as I always have, and will continue to write. In fact, I hope that I will have more time to focus on my writing and personal ventures now that I do not have the responsibility of running a business atop developing successful websites for our clients.

So stay tuned… I’m embarking on a new and interesting journey. It has been a long time since I’ve been gainfully employed, and I’m looking forward to the potential for growth and positive change that this brings.