I received an email from the IRS saying that I need to provide more information regarding my tax return to them and the email instructed me to click on a link or asked me to provide my SSN or ITIN, what should I do?

ATTENTION: The IRS never sends out unsolicited emails, all correspondence from the IRS will come to you via a letter through the U.S. postal service. Under no circumstances will the IRS request credit card information, pin numbers, SSN and/or ITIN through email. If you receive an email claiming to be from the IRS, you should NOT attempt to visit any site contained within the email and should report suspicious emails to the IRS by forwarding the message to phishing@irs.gov.

DO NOT click on any link in the email because it may download a virus onto your computer. NEVER include your SSN or ITIN or credit card or banking account information in ANY EMAIL to ANYONE. The GTP Support Center will NEVER ask you to send us your GTP Password, SSN or ITIN or credit card or banking account information – and PLEASE DO NOT SEND SUCH INFORMATION TO US IN ANY EMAIL