Dear All,
Some people have been receiving emails that claim to be from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
The emails, which have seemingly legitimate HMRC logos and formatting, claim that the recipient can apply for a tax refund by clicking an included link.
However, the messages are not from HMRC and are in fact the first part of a typical “phishing” scam.
Clicking the link in the scam messages will open a bogus website that asks the user to provide bank account details.
The fake site has been created to closely resemble the real HMRC website in order to fool victims into parting with their personal information.
The site informs victims that they need to provide banking details so that the tax refund can be transferred directly into their account.
However, there is no refund. Any details entered into the bogus web form can be harvested by the criminals operating the scam and used for fraud and identity theft.
HMRC has published information about this and other scams on its website: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/security/spoofs.htm
If you believe you may have already provided bank details to a hoax website then please contact your bank, who will be able to advise on what further action to take.
Details of this most recent scam :
Tax Refund - 5 May 2009
HMRC is aware of a high number of emails in circulation offering tax rebates.
HMRC is aware of a high number of emails in circulation offering tax rebates.
These emails are being sent from HMRC Tax Refunds Online and HMRC Tax Refunds On-line.
They are not official emails and should not be acted upon.
Do not visit the website contained within the email or disclose any personal or payment information.
Best Rgds,
Dave Stewart
BromleyNWA Exec
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