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Dodgy email?!!

since I started comping I get a few suspicious emails which I normally delete. Had an email this evening from Hm Rev and customs in my spam folder saying im due a tax rebate!


any one else had this due to comps? Surely it's not legit as it asks me to download form to complete= Which I haven't! xx
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  • Louiseoc
    Louiseoc Posts: 901 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper
    Had 2 in my spam box, just delete and ignore :)
    Win Totals 2013 £3331 / 2014 £4815 / 2015 £3067 / 2016 £5617 / 2017-2023 £4106 / 2024 £2500 OVER £23K!!
  • suebfg
    suebfg Posts: 404 Forumite
    I get them all the time. Ignore them - and ones from Paypal
  • hannonle
    hannonle Posts: 2,197 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    I got two of them this afternoon that I just deleted. Hey, spam like that is why we have dedicated comping email addresses!
    Thank you to everyone who posts on the competitions boards. You all rock!
  • Fiona_T
    Fiona_T Posts: 557 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper
    Get them all the time!

    How would the tax office have your email address?! (unless you are self employed!!)
  • Fiona_T wrote: »
    Get them all the time!

    How would the tax office have your email address?! (unless you are self employed!!)



    I have been self employed that's why I was only 95% sure it was a scam. Thanks guys! xx
  • joe14729
    joe14729 Posts: 1,243 Forumite
    Occupational hazard I'm afraid,and yes it,s a scam e-mail. Don't open any from them, or any purporting to be from a bank, paypal or anybody you don't know, especially if it has an attatchment
    I,m so stupid that I forgot the mnemonic
  • CheCazzo
    CheCazzo Posts: 559 Forumite
    If it's the same one I had this afternoon - and I'll bet it was if they're doing the rounds then the appalling spelling alone should have told you it couldn't be real! It was a real shocker of an attempt - I do reserve a special kind of contempt for a scammer who doesn't even try!
  • Zanzib
    Zanzib Posts: 5,376 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Get these regularly in my normal email junk inbox, but not had them in my comping email yet. :)
  • I_luv_cats
    I_luv_cats Posts: 14,458 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Getting loads of USPS (delivery notifications) which I just delete
  • keshimonster
    keshimonster Posts: 888 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 500 Posts
    yep yep, spam spam, get them every day. just go through and delete all that arent wins! :)
    BANGARANG :j
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