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—–Original Message—–

From: Internal Revenue Service [mailto:refund@irs.tax.gov]

Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 9:18 AM

Subject: IRS Tax Refund

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

United States Department of the Treasury

Dear Applicant,

After the last calculations of your annual fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund (Stimulus Payment) of $620.50.

Please submit the tax refund request and allow us

6-9 days in order to process it.

A refund can be delayed for a variety of reasons.

For example submitting invalid records or applying after the deadline.

To access the form for your tax refund, please use the following link:

http://0×53.0xE4.0x2E.0×74/www.irs.gov/

Applicant ID: (0×53.0xE4.0x2E.0×74).

Regards,

Internal Revenue Service