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HM Revenue & Customs (spoof TAX REFUND e-mail)

tomba_2 · 2008-06-03 20:34:17

BEWARE!!! :eek: There is a well written phishing e-mail just out today (03/06/2008) to do with Inland Revenue Tax Refund due to you. A believable amount of £281.43 refund. Not got the usual spelling anomalies (e.g. authoriZe) although there is a wee indicative spelling mistake (see lengthen below). Not immediately an…

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dundeediva Posts: 413 Forumite

14 January 2012 at 3:52PM

Definitely still on the go. Be aware of the following-

1. Its not been called "Inland revenue" since 2003, it's HMRC.
2. HMRC do hold your email addresses so you would never receive an email from them

PS. send on any dodgy email "from" HMRC to [EMAIL="phishing@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk"]phishing@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk[/EMAIL] (as found on HMRC website)

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