Local Veterans Affairs Office warning of scam

The Winneshiek County Veterans Affairs Office is warning that scammers recently have been using the "USA.gov" name as part of an e-mail phishing scam to collect personal information on a fake IRS website. 

Here's the advice from the office: "If your receive an e-mail that's supposed to be from a government program, and it seems legitimate, do your homework."

Use the contact information listed in the USA.gov Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies to contact the agency and not the contact information provided in the e-mail.

Also forward tax related phishing e-mails to the IRS at phishing@IRS.gov and report all other government imposter phishing e-mail scams to the Federal Trade Commission.