Tax Refund

crayola

Just received one of those much wished-for emails saying I am eligible for a tax refund following the return I submitted in January. :j

However I am wary of scams and want to be sure that the email is what it says it is. The email has a HM Revenue & Customs header and is from "no-reply@hmrc.gov.uk".

It DOES ask me to follow a link and enter my details, and having had one of these rebates in the distant past, I would have expected that the credit would appear in my account automatically as they already have my details.

However the link looks legit from hovering over it: it goes through to an HMRC page.

Is this what it claims to be or should I hold back on the champagne for now?

horsechestnut

It is a scam.
H.M. Revenue & customs always send these details to you by post.
DO NOT give them your details.

crayola

You're right - after posting I just found this after googling the email address. What a blow!

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/security/examples.htm

This is a particularly cruel scam - it came through around the time you'd expect a refund if you were getting one and was for a believable amount, too.

People suck

Mikeyorks

crayola wrote: »

and was for a believable amount, too.

If it wasn't believable - no one would fall for them?

HMRC don't Email ....... nor do they request Email addresses, so how would they have yours?