Hm revenue & customs tax refund

sandrajl

Hi ,
Sorry to sound daft but has anyone else received an email from HM revenue about a tax refund giving the amount you can claim if you go to the link and fill in details ??? oh and the email went straight into my junk box..... but then I have had emails I've been waiting for go to the junk box before now ???
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cybergibbons

What's the address of the site it tells you to go to?

It sounds very much like a phishing site.

amersall

this is real, i got one and e mailed inland revenue i thought it was spoof, inland revenue say it is real but this company charge you. go straight to hmrc and claim any tax back you are due for your self (if you are owed any)

devildog

No I haven't received one but be very wary!! I cannot recall where specifically but I have in the past couple of months read a warning about such emails supposedly from HM Revenue where you have to fill in your bank details online.......!!!!! need I say more!!!
Best bet give them(HM Rev) a call but I am sure that you will find it is a scam.

sandrajl

I think this is the address but ive not gone to it as im worried what it may do to my comp ?(tndrftnpcb@aol.com)

Rikki

It's a scam. I was offered a refund for more tax than I'd paid. HM revenue do not send out e-mails.

Give HM revenue a ring if you believe you are due a rebate do not reply to the e-mail.

sandrajl

I wouldnt give out my banking details unless it was to something I wanted online, think I ll just ring them to find out as its quite a nice little sum.

sandrajl

Maybe it might be worth putting a warning out incase anyone else gets one whos not quite so curious

sandrajl

Thanks everybody for all your quick replies
xxxxx

Equaliser123

The key question: do you actually think you are due a tax refund?

I've had countless of these scam emails - often to dormant email accounts that I would not have used in respect of dealings with HMRC. As others have said, they are phishing.

HMRC would write to you.

Equaliser123

amersall wrote: »

this is real, i got one and e mailed inland revenue i thought it was spoof, inland revenue say it is real but this company charge you. go straight to hmrc and claim any tax back you are due for your self (if you are owed any)

I'm sorry but you cannot say that this is real without seeing the particular email!

The fact that it is from an aol account (do HMRC use AOL?????) and the fact that HMRC would write via post only reinforce this.

ANd how would any legitimate company obtain details from HMRC? There is this law called the Data Protection Act 1998 that stops that sort of thing...