Fern W-9 (Rev. 11-2017) Page 6 The IRS does not initiate contacts with taxpayers via emails. Also, the IRS does not request personal detailed information through email or ask taxpayers for the PIN numbers, passwords, or similar secret access information for their credit card, bank, or other financial accounts. If you receive an unsolicited email claiming to be from the IRS, forward this message to phishingetirs.gov. You may also report misuse of the IRS name, logo, or other IRS property to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) at 1.800.368.4484. You can forward suspicious emails to the Federal Trade Commission at sPameuce.gov or report them at www.ftc.gov/complaint. You can contact the FTC at wvny.ffc.govridtheff or 877-IDTHEFT (877-438-4338). If you have been the victim of identity theft, see tovw.IdentityTheft.gov and Pub. 5027. Visit www.irs.govildentilyThelt to learn more about identity theft and how to reduce your risk. Privacy Act Notice Section 6109 of the Internal Revenue Code requires you to provide your correct TIN to persons (including federal agencies) who are required to file information retums with the IRS to report interest, dividends, or certain other income paid to you; mortgage interest you paid: the acquisition or abandonment of secured property: the cancellation of debt: or contributions you made to an IRA. Archer MSA, or HSA. The person collecting this form uses the information on the form to file information returns with the IRS, reporting the above information. Routine uses of this information include giving it to the Department of Justice for civil and criminal litigation and to cities. states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. commonwealths and possessions for use in administering their laws. The Information also may be disclosed to other countries under a treaty, to federal and state agencies to enforce civil end criminal laws. or to federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies t