"TAX REFUND" SCAM

[livewire7116]

Heres a heads up for some of you if you not already had it, recieved an email last night which was picked up by spam filter,

 

Dear Taxpayer,

 

After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have discovered that

you are eligible to receive a tax refund of £327.45. Kindly complete the tax refund

request and allow 2-3 working days to process it.

 

A refund can be delayed for a variety of reasons. For example submitting invalid

records or applying after the deadline. To access the form for your tax refund,

please Click here: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/taxpayers/refundation.html

 

Note: For security reasons, we will record your ip-address, the date and time.

Deliberate wrong inputs are criminally pursued and persecuted.

 

Thank You.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)

 

When you click on the link it diverts you to what looks like a Tax office website and asks you to choose the bank you use, you are then asked to log into your account,

 

Apparently this is an old scam which the HMRC are aware of and my sister who works for them told me they "NEVER" correspond by email about refunds or payments so be warned everyone

[fieldy1972]

heard about this the other day. there is always someone out there to try and scam the hard working. thanks for the heads up though. alot of people wouldnt have heard of the scam.

[mk1mexico]

Just to clarify i just had a genuine tax refund, they paid it straight into my account then sent me a letter, no email at all

[BaileyMex]

I had the same email

 

Fooking scammers