Re: paypal ordered to disclose information to the IRS is this true? Article enclosed

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Please see this link. Thius " sounds " like a sp;in off of the original scam.

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/scams/paypal.asp

Dave H...

> Is this true or is it a hoax?

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> PayPal to begin giving the IRS PayPal users account information

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> Notice of IRS Summons

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> Dear *My Name*,

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> PayPal has received a summons from the United States Internal Revenue

> Service requiring us to produce various account records, including data

> related to your PayPal account. PayPal understands the summons relates to

> the IRS' offshore compliance program in which the IRS has sought information

> about offshore credit card accounts from a number of companies. Your privacy

> is extremely important to PayPal. PayPal is obligated, however, to turn over

> the requested data. PayPal has been ordered by the United States District

> Court for the Northern District of California to provide the information to

> the IRS, and PayPal expects to begin providing this information to the IRS

> on January 10, 2008. The summons and court order both issue from the United

> States District Court in an action entitled: In The Matters of the Tax

> Liabilities of Does, Case No. CV-05-04176-JW.

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> If you have any concerns about the disclosure of this information, you

> should consult with your tax or legal advisor. You may have rights in

> connection with the summons, including the right to seek to prevent the IRS

> from obtaining some or all of the information. The statute of limitations

> that limits the time in which the IRS may assert tax liabilities against you

> may be suspended beginning on the date which is six months after the IRS

> served the summons upon PayPal and continuing until PayPal finally resolves

> its response to the IRS. See 26 U.S.C. § 7609(e)(2). PayPal cannot provide

> you with legal advice. If you have questions concerning the summons and

> court order, we encourage you to contact the IRS, your tax advisor and/or

> your attorney. If you wish to contact the Internal Revenue Service regarding

> this matter, they can be reached at .

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> Thank You,

>

> The PayPal Legal Team

>

> Mrs. Rovenea A.

> When you control a man's thinking you do not have to worry about his

> actions.

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