I received the same security alert email yesterday and called TurboTax customer service today, 1/11/2021. TurboTax confirmed that the email is fraudulent. All the links in the email are legit and the scammers wanted people to call the toll free # @ [phone number removed]. The party on the other end will ask you for your info to verify yourself and that's how they steal your info. Note: I searched for a customer service # on TurboTax's website instead of calling the 1-866 # listed above.
This is what the fraudulent email looked like:
Hi there,
You're using a different TurboTax account this year.
It's important that you contact us right away.
TurboTax Customer Support: 1-866-602-4279
We've noticed that someone attempted to fill out a tax return using your information with a different account.
We are holding the tax return for 48 hours to give you the opportunity to verify it's yours or stop it. If we don't hear from you within 48 hours, this return will be filed in accordance with IRS filing regulations. Learn more
Thanks,
The TurboTax Security Team
