Nannies: Identity Theft Warning

Identity thieves posing as the Internal Revenue Service are sending spam emails promising government economic stimulus packages. They prompt the user to download an attachment and fill in their personal information for the IRS to send their check. On popular social networking sites frequented by nannies such as Facebook, advertisers are promising 'economic stimulus grants.' All you need to do is fill in a form, including your name, address, and date of birth. You pay for shipping and handling with your credit card.

The IRS reports "This appears to be an identity theft scheme to obtain recipients' personal and financial information so the scammers can clean out their victims' financial accounts." The IRS will NOT send you an email looking for any personal identifying information. There is no 'economic stimulus grant' program. Please be very careful about all requests for personal identifying information - these are almost always identity thieves looking for a new victim.

More information: http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=178061,00.html