{"id":12122,"date":"2018-03-07T14:15:25","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T20:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/?p=12122"},"modified":"2018-03-07T14:15:27","modified_gmt":"2018-03-07T20:15:27","slug":"latest-email-phishing-scam-targets-intuit-customers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/proconnect\/latest-email-phishing-scam-targets-intuit-customers\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest Email Phishing Scam Targets Intuit Customers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Intuit\u00ae has learned of a new email phishing scam that accountants and tax professionals should know about to ensure they help protect their firms&#8217; and clients&#8217; personal and professional information.<\/p>\n<p>Please be aware that the &#8220;from&#8221; address as well as the subject line may change; however, the content within the body of the email will stay the same with the exception of a change to the malicious URL link, which may have many different variations. Here&#8217;s an example of what the email could look like:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12126\" src=\"https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/phishing.png\" alt=\"Phishing email\" width=\"1508\" height=\"557\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Intuit recommends that tax professionals and their clients do not to click on any links or attachments or reply to the email. The email should be deleted from any systems.<\/p>\n<p>If you have already downloaded something from a link in a phishing email:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Delete anything you may have downloaded.<\/li>\n<li>Scan your system using an up-to-date anti-virus program from a respected security vendor, such as McAfee Anti-Virus, Norton by Symantec, or Microsoft Windows Defender, to remove any viruses or other malware that may infect your computer. Some of these vendors also offer free online security tools. 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