Submit the tax refund request

Have you received an e-mail from HMRC entitled, “Submit the tax refund request”? These things always seem to be going around and it comes as no surprise that as the 31st January tax return filing deadline approaches, the scammers are up to their tricks again. If you receive an email purporting to be from HMRC, advising that you are due a refund, do NOT open it. You should delete it. HMRC will never email you to advise of a refund, all refunds are advised in writing and they will never email you asking to verify your card. Here is an example of a scam (phishing) email: HMRC didn’t send this email. It is just an attempt to get your financial details.    ...

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Fraudulent E-mail Regarding HMRC Tax Refund

It has come to our attention that an email is in circulation advising that you have received a tax refund from HMRC, the email then requires you to click on a link to go through the government gateway. HMRC will NEVER email you advising of a refund. See the attached report on HMRC’s website: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/security/examples.htm Please do not click on the link in the email. The best course of action is to delete it.

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