WARNING - 'Tax Rebate' Scam
13 January 2010
All taxpayers are being advised to be very wary of emails purporting to be from HM Revenue & Customs or HM Treasury, which inform individuals that they are entitled to a tax rebate.
The mesages come from a variety of different email adresses which are seemingly Government-related, and invite taxpayers to complete a form (in some cases an online form) with their personal details, including credit card information.
HMRC states that it would not inform customers of a tax rebate via email, and is advising taxpayers not to visit the website contained in some of the emails, or to surrender any of their personal or payment details.
The messages form part of a series of HMRC-related 'phishing' scams, As with all such correspondence, taxpayers are advised to remain vigilant and not to disclose any personal or payment information unless they are certain that the source is legitimate. Suspicious HMRC emails can be forwarded to phishing@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk
The mesages come from a variety of different email adresses which are seemingly Government-related, and invite taxpayers to complete a form (in some cases an online form) with their personal details, including credit card information.
HMRC states that it would not inform customers of a tax rebate via email, and is advising taxpayers not to visit the website contained in some of the emails, or to surrender any of their personal or payment details.
The messages form part of a series of HMRC-related 'phishing' scams, As with all such correspondence, taxpayers are advised to remain vigilant and not to disclose any personal or payment information unless they are certain that the source is legitimate. Suspicious HMRC emails can be forwarded to phishing@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk
