'Claim your tax refund' email - is it a scam?

Sooetie
Sooetie Posts: 141 Forumite
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edited 12 November 2015 at 4:05AM in Cutting tax
I just read an email from supposedly HM Revenue & customs advising me of a tax refund I have already claimed and have the cheque in my desk.the amount was suprisingly close which worries me.Also I do my return by paper.

Is this suspicious or me being too careful?

Who would I report it to?

Comments

  • fishpond
    fishpond Posts: 1,022 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    HM Revenue & customs!
    I am a LandLord,(under review) so there!:p
  • Pennywise
    Pennywise Posts: 13,468 Forumite
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    It's a well known scam. HMRC don't email about tax refunds.
  • chrismac1
    chrismac1 Posts: 2,585 Forumite
    HMRC haven't figured out how to use e-mails yet, so it is a scam. However, if a pigeon taps on your window to say he's from HMRC with a tax refund, let him in and feed him some seed as it could easily be the real deal.
    Hideous Muddles from Right Charlies
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