Cyber Quiz

Test your cyber IQ with the quiz question below. You can find the correct answer at the bottom of the Newsletter.

Question: You receive an email from the IRS asking for you to respond with your full name, date of birth, and address in order to finish processing your tax refund. What should you do?

 A. Respond quickly with the information they asked for so you can receive your tax refund as soon as possible.
B. Do not respond and report the suspicious email to the IRS by email or phone.
C. Reply to the email asking them to confirm their legitimacy.
D. Other, none of the above.

Cyber Quiz Answer

The answer to this week’s Cyber Quiz above:

Answer: B. Do not respond and report the suspicious email to the IRS by email or phone. The IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers by email to request personal or financial information. This includes any type of electronic communication, such as emails, text messages, and social media channels. Do not respond and report the suspicious email to the IRS by email at phishing@irs.gov or by calling at 1-800-366-4484.