Monzo - confirm tax residency email

Just received an email from 'monzo' asking me to 'confirm my tax residency' and a big blue button labelled 'confirm tax residency' in the middle of the email - press me.

Checked on the app and it is a genuine email from Monzo but why are they asking me to break the most important rule in online banking which is never click on a link in an email purporting to be from your bank....

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  • Got the same email from Monzo - which is even more odd since I switched away from them a few months ago.

    But yea, I agree. It ticks a lot of the boxes for things to look out for in a phishing scam...
  • MDMD
    MDMD Posts: 1,532 Forumite
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    It’s an odd link as there’s a note below it saying it only works on a mobile phone.

    I tried on an iPad with no Monzo app on it and the button doesn’t work.
  • Tragen
    Tragen Posts: 278 Forumite
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    Thanks, I like to break banks balls when they do this kind of thing, so good on you for highlighting it.
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