my taxes were rejected wtf?!?!

[derf]

I got this today in my work email. I filed my taxes 2 weeks ago and am expecting my refund tomorrow. I looked at turbo tax and it still says my refund is due to me tomorrow. I checked snopes and they had a whole article on it.

http://www.snopes.com/fraud/phishing/irsrefund.asp


The thing that nearly got me is that there was no link in the email and they didn't ask for any info. But there are 2 attachments in the email which has since been deleted. Also the fact that it starts off with 'hello dear'

Subject: [USArmy Content Warning - Attachments] Notification - Fiscal
Activity ID7976395

<http://www.irs.gov/irs/cda/common/images/irslogo.gif>

Hello Dear!

Your Federal Tax Payment ID: 0028143031 has been rejected.

Return Reason Code R21 - The identification number used in the Company
Identification Field is not valid.

Please, check the attached information and refer to Code R21 to get details
about your company payment in transaction contacts section:

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.

IRS Notification.
C Copyright 2011, Internal Revenue Service U.S.A. All rights reserved.


IR-2011-43, April 12, 2011 WASHINGTON - Are you unable to complete and file
your federal individual tax return by the April 18 deadline? If so, you can
request an extension of time to file, which will automatically give you
until Oct. 17, 2011, to submit your tax return to the Internal Revenue
Service. An extension gives you an additional six months to file your tax
return. But keep in mind that an extension of time to file is not an
extension of time to pay. All outstanding balances are due on April 18,
2011. The IRS expects to receive approximately 10 million extension requests
in 2011, which is about the same as last year. Numerous Ways to Get an
Extension In order to get an extension, you need to file Form 4868 with the
IRS. Taxpayers can electronically file Form 4868 through IRS Free File or
Free File Fillable Forms. Using Free File to prepare and electronically
submit Form 4868 is free to everyone, regardless of income. Paid preparers
can also electronically file Form 4868 as can tax software that you run on
your computer. Finally, a paper version of Form 4868 is available for
download from IRS.gov. However, the IRS will only provide an acknowledgement
of your extension request if you e-file or Free File the request. When you
request an extension, you need to estimate your tax liability and pay any
balance due by the April 18 deadline. If you are unable to pay the total
balance due, you should pay as much as possible and apply for an installment
agreement.
The sender of the message sent the following files that are not allowed by
NETCOM guidance 2004-11:
IRS-TAX-RETURN-NOTIFICATION_form-for-Individuals-98058831720756663586.zip

In accordance with NETCOM guidance 2004-11, USArmy has begun stripping files
with the following extensions:
.b64, .bat, .bhx, .ceo, .ce0, .cpl, .dbx, .dll, .dot, .eml, .exe, .hqx,
.lnk, .mim, .nch, .ocx, .pi, .pif, .scr, .sct, .uue, .uu, .vbe, .vbs, .wsc,
.wsf, .wsh, .xxe, and .zip.

Since this is an Army policy, USArmy will not be able to grant exceptions.

You may view the NETCOM guidance at
https://www.us.army.mil/suite/doc/7751095

The guidance includes instructions on how the sender should send the files
that are restricted.
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: FOUO