fluffyknickers Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 I complete my tax return for my very small business on line. Today I received an email - it was sent to my junk mail box. It is from secure@hmrc.gov - something like that and has the logo on it and even the Business link logo and looks very official. It states that after completing my tax return I am due a rebate and to click on to an external link to complete it. Well I first thought 'good news' and went to click on it but something just made me think. So i googled it and seems that they sent scam emails from lots of different email addresses. I am guessing if I am due anything from the lovely tax people I will get snail mail. Just be warned. michelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Thanks for letting us know. I have heard them say all correspondence from them is sent via the fear inducing brown envelopes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsquid Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 I have now developed the habit of never clicking on any link in any e-mail unless I know the person who has sent it and know that it is something I am expecting. Anything purporting to be from a bank or other financial institution will be a scam as banks/fo's never communicate via e-mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinsk Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Yup, have had a couple of these. Bit like the ones from the banks I don't have accounts with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenNutter Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 A good rule of thumb for these things is whether they address you by name rather than 'customer'. I get a lot of Paypal scam stuff, but Paypal will always send things addressed to you by name whereas the scam stuff is addressed to 'paypal customer' I would think that banks and HMRC and most reputable organisations would be the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 I had one purporting to be from DHL with a message about a parcel they couldn't deliver. Turned out to be a scam. Tricia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahJo Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 I was warned about this a while ago - sorry did not share The link takes you to a rebate page and asks for bank details, they then empty your account Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 I was warned about this a while ago - sorry did not share The link takes you to a rebate page and asks for bank details, they then empty your account ..............with mine they would have to put some in first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 I had one purporting to be from DHL with a message about a parcel they couldn't deliver. Turned out to be a scam. Tricia I had 2 of these last week ....deleted them both Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jillus Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 I got the tax one today telling me I was due a rebate of £4960, that is more than I earned last year doing temping! Deleted it...chancers, they only wanted some bank detials to repay it...ha ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Webmuppet Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 If anyone does get any of those scam emails pretending to be from HMRC, can you send them to : phishing@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk they are trying to get something done about the scamsters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
