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I went into the IRS website to request EIN number for my Deceased mom's Estate. It looked like the IRS website but when I completed form, a payment section came up and requested $319. It thought it was through the IRS and payment was handled by a third party. That was wrong. I found out within a few minutes that EIN number was a scammer from my sister AFTER I paid their fee. I called immediately but their Mailbox was full. I went to email and I had received an email from Simple E-Tax Filing that had an EIN number had been assigned to me. I responded and said I wanted to cancel EIN number and they refused. I emailed back and told them they had scammed me out of the money for a service that is FREE through the IRS. I called my bank and the IRS. The bank put out an investigation but told me it takes about 10 days. I also called the IRS and they told me I had to send a letter to Delete assigned EIN number. I sent a letter to the IRS today express mail but IRS says it takes up to 30 days to cancel. Meanwhile I am in the process of selling my mom's house and now closing will be delayed. I will not use the EIN number provided by the Simple E-Tax Filing because their payment website was deceptively used to commit fraud for a free service. I pulled up IRS website and Simple E-Tax Filing Website and compare them and the questions were exactly the same as IRS website, same color and implied they were actually with the IRS. I told them I was going to report them to the FTC and when I went back into the website today they had changed several aspects of the website. I also filed a fraud claim with the Federal Trade Commission because I was intentionally decepted for their own monetary and personal gain, and they have my personal information like name, address and social security number and credit card number (which was shut down immediately after scam became known). I wrote the FTC a letter and it was mailed Express Mail USPS, August 28, 2025. These people need to be proscecuted and face all the penalties Jail time, Fines, court costsand loss of benefits. Simple E-Tax Filing should be required to pay back funds stolen in the amount of $319.00 on August 26, 2025.