Tis the season for scams based on luring people to provide info in response to an email purporting to need more info in order to process a tax refund. The IRS will NEVER contact you by email! Don't ever provide private information via email. Further, watch out for ID theft related to income tax returns. for more info: http://www.irs.gov/uac/Taxpayer-Guide-to-Identity-Theft-1