laserblazer Posted August 15, 2009 Posted August 15, 2009 Email just received: Tax Refund Notification After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity, we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of 988.50 GBP. Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 2-3 days in order to process it. Click Here to submit you tax refund request Note : A refund can be delayed a variety of reasons, for example submitting invalid records or applying after deadline. Best Regards HM Revenue & Customs 1
markberry Posted August 15, 2009 Posted August 15, 2009 Where does the link take you? To the Inland Revenue or to some 419er waiting to take your details?
kmount Posted August 15, 2009 Posted August 15, 2009 2-3 days to process something?... can't be HMRC! 1
kearton Posted August 16, 2009 Posted August 16, 2009 Hoax! HM Revenue & Customs: HMRC related scam examples
Face-Man Posted August 16, 2009 Posted August 16, 2009 Just to let you know this has got through our spam filter and may be coming your way The attachment asks for bank details.... (like the taxman does have all of them anyway ) TAX RETURN FOR THE YEAR 2009 RECALCULATION OF YOUR TAX REFUND HMRC 2008-2009 LOCAL OFFICE No. 3819 TAX CREDIT OFFICER: David Craig TAX REFUND ID NUMBER: 381716209 REFUND AMOUNT: 327.54 GBP Dear Applicant, The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential and as applicable, copyright in these is reserved to HM Revenue & Customs. Unless expressly authorised by us, any further dissemination or distribution of this email or its attachments is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, please reply to inform us that you have received this email in error and then delete it without retaining any copy. I am sending this email to announce: After the last annual calculation of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of 327.54 GBP You have attached the tax return form with the TAX REFUND NUMBER ID: 381716209, complete the tax return form attached to this message. After completing the form, please submit the form by clicking the SUBMIT button on form and allow us 5-9 business days in order to process it. Our head office address can be found on our web site at HM Revenue & Customs: Home Page Sincerely, David Craig HMRC Tax Credit Office Preston PR1 0SB HM Revenue & Customs: Home Page
Michael Posted August 16, 2009 Posted August 16, 2009 Spammers will try anything these days. i'd recommend you notify HMRC as I suspect this will most likely fool someone.
kmount Posted August 16, 2009 Posted August 16, 2009 They're already aware. HM Revenue & Customs: HMRC related scam examples
AngryTechnician Posted August 16, 2009 Posted August 16, 2009 The attachment asks for bank details.... (like the taxman does have all of them anyway ) Well, they do have a history of losing data... 1
BJC Posted January 11, 2010 Posted January 11, 2010 Our bursar just got the tax refund spam. Must be doing the rounds again.
shamfien Posted April 23, 2013 Posted April 23, 2013 Hi, Just got this email aswell. Found it here so it seems they are trying this fraud in 2013 as well. The sad thing is that scams like this just need to work once in every 1000 to be extremely profitable. Im not sure how to report a scam like this?
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