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Dodgy HMRC Emails
beabea81
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Morning people!
Had an email from'HMRC' today stating:
After the last annual calculation of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax rebate of: 332.79 Pounds
Regarding this, please click here in order to process your tax rebate.
TAX REBATE NUMBER: Please allow us 9 to 14 days to process your refunds.
Our head office address can be found on our web site at http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/
Thank you,
HM Revenue & Customs Officer
William FULTON
www.hmrc.gov.uk
I'm not due any tax back and at no point have I given HMRC my email so I know this is a fake. Plus wouldn't it have a confidentiality bit at the bottom? It has no headers and doesn't use any of my names anywhere in the email, the one I recieved is exactly as posted here. On my actual email the 'click here' bit is a link and when I hover over it it gives the following at the bottom of my page: bambouzen.fr.
The linkt hat appears on this page for the HMRC website is not a clickable link on the email... it's a poor job really! lol
Obviously I haven't clicked on it but I wonder who I should, or even if I should, report this to? Do I report it to HMRC?
Thanks, Bea x
Had an email from'HMRC' today stating:
After the last annual calculation of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax rebate of: 332.79 Pounds
Regarding this, please click here in order to process your tax rebate.
TAX REBATE NUMBER: Please allow us 9 to 14 days to process your refunds.
Our head office address can be found on our web site at http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/
Thank you,
HM Revenue & Customs Officer
William FULTON
www.hmrc.gov.uk
I'm not due any tax back and at no point have I given HMRC my email so I know this is a fake. Plus wouldn't it have a confidentiality bit at the bottom? It has no headers and doesn't use any of my names anywhere in the email, the one I recieved is exactly as posted here. On my actual email the 'click here' bit is a link and when I hover over it it gives the following at the bottom of my page: bambouzen.fr.
The linkt hat appears on this page for the HMRC website is not a clickable link on the email... it's a poor job really! lol
Obviously I haven't clicked on it but I wonder who I should, or even if I should, report this to? Do I report it to HMRC?
Thanks, Bea x
July NSD Challenge: 2/16
Aiming for 4 in a row
It is not necessary to understand things in order to argue about them- Caron de Beaumarchais
Aiming for 4 in a row
It is not necessary to understand things in order to argue about them- Caron de Beaumarchais
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A who is lookup provides a name and address but there is what appears to be a legitimate bambouzen.fr site. the address that appears when I hover is bambouzen.fr/mari.html???July NSD Challenge: 2/16
Aiming for 4 in a row
It is not necessary to understand things in order to argue about them- Caron de Beaumarchais
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Hi beabea81,
I've had a few of these emails - they are scams. Best reported to your ISP and then deleted.
Best wishes. x0 -
I figured it was...it's not even a good attempt at one lol
Will report to Sky after dinner
July NSD Challenge: 2/16
Aiming for 4 in a row
It is not necessary to understand things in order to argue about them- Caron de Beaumarchais
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They want to vigorously criminally pursue & persecute me if I dont click the link.:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:Tallyhoh! Stopped Smoking October 2000. Saved £29382.50 so far!0
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I didnt think the HMRC ever emailed any thing to anyone especialy regarding a refund !0
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LMAO! I love the 'Your HSBC account has been hacked' ones...a)I've never had a HSBC account but 10/10 for trying and b) its h-a-c-k-e-d not h-a-K-e-d!July NSD Challenge: 2/16
Aiming for 4 in a row
It is not necessary to understand things in order to argue about them- Caron de Beaumarchais
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LMAO! I love the 'Your HSBC account has been hacked' ones...a)I've never had a HSBC account but 10/10 for trying and b) its h-a-c-k-e-d not h-a-K-e-d!
Yeah, the amateurish nature of some of them defy belief. Sadly, there are always those one or two that look convincing enough to dupe an unsuspecting person...
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