Tax Refund email - is it for real?

nikki2804

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: at above. I have seen it done that quickly tho ...

**Well 2 above now, cross post**

amf

Be very wary of this......and I'm not just referring to using one of these agents who promises a refund. Some of these scam e-mails can be dangerous http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/security/examples.htm

rebecca_riots

This lot are still at it, just had an email (today 26 Feb 2010). I wonder how they make their money !
Rebecca

triticale

rebecca_riots wrote: »

This lot are still at it, just had an email (today 26 Feb 2010). I wonder how they make their money !
Rebecca

They ask for bank/credit card details to deposit the 'refund' into.

AirlieBird

HMRC will NEVER discuss your tax affairs with you via email.

Voodo_Magic_Man

Got one as well yesterday? For £120, its a scam right?

anamenottaken

Voodo_Magic_Man wrote: »

Got one as well yesterday? For £120, its a scam right?

I thought you were a "Long time reader" and would be able to answer that one without any trouble.

ald65

Just wanted to say that DD phoned tax office this afternoon and recieved a phishing email this evening. Strange coincidence!
Luckily she thought it was suspicious being asked to enter her bank card details for refund.
Incidently phishing email stated an amount similar to the one she is expecting

Mikeyorks

HMRC do not Email re refunds (or virtually anything else, for that matter)

JoeH-Belfast

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) would not inform customers of a tax rebate via email, or invite them to complete an online form to receive a rebate of tax.
Do not visit the website contained within the email or disclose any personal or payment information.

Email addresses used to distribute the tax rebate emails include:

• refunds@hmrc.gov.uk
• info@hmrc.gov.uk
• attached.form@hmrc.attached.gov.uk
• service@hmrc.gov.uk
• hmrcrefunds@hmrc.gov.uk
• refundsdept@ir-efile.gov.uk
• noreply@notifications.gov.uk:rotfl:
• customers@hmrc.gov.uk
• taxcredits@hmrc.co.uk
• notice-hm@hmrc.gov.uk
• securemail@hmrc.gov.uk
• hmrc@tax-revenue.uk
• tndrftnpcb@aol.com

HMRC does not send out emails using these email addresses.

visit the hmrc website for more details