![]() HMRC will never send notifications of a tax rebate to ask you to disclose personal or payment information by email." The emails state the recipient is owed a tax refund (rebate), and the links provided in the emails lead to genuine-looking phishing websites that are designed to steal personal and financial information. ![]() We've received 442 reports in two weeks about fake emails purporting to be from HMRC. In a recent post on Twitter, Action Fraud said: "Criminals target the public with fake HMRC tax refund emails. Action Fraud – the UK's national fraud and cyber reporting centre – said it had received hundreds of reports of the scam. If it is, it will take the user to a fraudulent website that will look to steal personal and financial information. This link should not be clicked, reports the Express. ![]() The email will claim that it's due to an overpayment during the last financial year.Īs with many such scams, recipients are then asked to click on a link to claim the refund. The latest is a fake message that informs victims that they are owed money by HMRC. ![]() It is one of many that fraudsters are using to try to take advantage of people during the cost of living crisis. Users of popular email services such as Gmail, Outlook and Hotmail have been urged to be on alert as another scam does the rounds. ![]()
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