Phoney Income Tax Refund email. Don't open the link!

[walpurgis]

I've just received an email purporting to be from HMRC, advising me that I am due a refund.

I'm pretty sure this is phoney. It states that the claim for this refund must be made by filling an online form and gives a link.

Do NOT open this link if you receive the same!! It's possibly a 'phishing' scam, after your personal and financial details, or it could carry all sorts of malware and potentially destroy you computer.

I'm sure this is a fake, as HMRC don't have my email address.

[karma67]

yep i got one today as well,defo fake/scam,look at the address bar when you click on, To claim your tax refund now, you have to complete a required form.
ive also had a few from apple too.

[struth]

Checked my spam and not had that one. Plenty from banks, building soc etc.. spam filters on mine work well and most dont get through, including tapatalk notifications :eyebrows:

[Macca]

They've not thought that through. Refund?? It smacks of a scam right away. They would be better saying you are being taxed an extra 2 grand, click on the link to appeal it.

[Gazjam]

Had that one too.
delete!

If you get anything from Paypal (or anything) asking you to enter login details or credit card info, delete!

[walpurgis]

I'm bumping this thread, as this dodgy email will no doubt be doing the rounds for a while. People need to be wary.

[Firebottle]

Good to keep it in the conscious Geoff.

Put another way, NEVER open anything that says 'click this link'. Always search for official web-sites rather than accept 'prompts'.

[sq225917]

Hmrc do not contact you by email for anything to do with payments.

[hifi_dave]

I get somewhere around 30 - 40 spam e-mails per day. Most of these are directed to the Spam folder from where I can 'block' them but some sneak through. With Hotmail, you can hover the pointer over the title and it gives you the e-mail address. If it's spam or malware, you can see right away by the spurious name and then 'block' it.

[Manicatel]

I've had similar emails supposedly from hmrc.
Having reported them as probable phishing, hmrc confirmed this.
They never send emails containing ££ amounts & will always address you with your full name, not just sir/madam etc.
Same goes for PayPal, Apple ID scams etc.
Never click on any link supplied. If in doubt, open up a new window & sign into PayPal or whoever the scam is supposedly from to check any erroneous transactions.