I got four of these today. No graphics, butchered syntax. Several mentions that you can call the EFTPS for help, but no phone number. Do people really fall for these things?
Sender: message daemon (message.daemon@eftps.com) — does that inspire confidence?
Subject: Your Tax Payment ID 05674565 is failed.
(Other variants had ID = 38543692, 56989098, and 69452501)
Text:
Your Federal Tax Payment ID: 89670941 has been rejected.
(Note: The tax payment ID varied with each version. None of them have matched the ID in the subject line.)
Variant 1:
Return Reason Code R21 – The identification number used in the Company Identification Field is not valid.
Please, check the information and refer to Code R21 to get details about
your company payment in transaction contacts section:
http://eftps.gov/R21 (The URL pointed to http://ligasuperior.cl/ayaogx/index.html in one version, to http://atscaf.fr/kugs4p/index.html in another)
In other way forward information to your accountant adviser. EFTPS:
The Electronic Federal Tax Payment System
PLEASE NOTE: Your tax payment is due regardless of EFTPS online availability.
In case of an emergency, you can always make your tax payment by calling the EFTPS.
Variant 2: (These had a PDF attachment rather than a URL to click on.)
Your Federal Tax Payment ID: 30523474 has been rejected.
Return Reason Code R21 – The identification number used in the Company Identification Field is not valid.
Please, check the information to get details about your company payment in transaction contacts section:
attach name = report.18653.pdf
In other way forward information to your accountant adviser.
EFTPS:
The Electronic Federal Tax Payment System
PLEASE NOTE: Your tax payment is due regardless of EFTPS online availability. In case of an emergency, you can always make your tax payment by calling the EFTPS.
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