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Beware HMRC TaxRefund e-mails

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  • Beware HMRC TaxRefund e-mails

    Received in my inbox allegedly from HMRC UK

    .hmmessage p { margin: 0px; padding: 0px; }body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; } Dear Applicant:
    Following an upgrade of our computer systems and review of our records we
    have investigated your payments and latest tax over the last seven
    years our calculations show you made over payments of 256.99 GBP.
    Due to the high volume of refunds due you must complete the line application,
    the telephone help line is unable to assist with this application.

    In order to process your refund you will need to complete the application form.(Hot link to scam site)
    Your refund may take up to 3 weeks to process please make sure you complete the form correctly.

    As we are upgrading our records we require the completed form showing your full current details by 28 November 2010.

    Please submit the application form to confirm the refund. (Hot link to scam site)



    S. M. Roberts
    Senior Manager
    HM Revenue & Customs

    --------------------------------------------------------------
    © Copyright 2010, HM Revenue & Customs UK All rights reserved.
    TAX REFUND ID: A29R119
    The sending e-mail address is really telling as it's a normal MSN.com address.
    So since when has HMRC started using hotmail for its comms

    As the old adage holds, If It Sounds To Good To Be True, Then It Probably is.

    Let's all be careful out there.
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    Re: Beware HMRC TaxRefund e-mails

    This is not new, last year I posted up the same type of email because some of hubbys clients had received them and straight away he knew it was not true and a scam.
    http://www.legalbeagles.info/forums/...highlight=hmrc

    Please beware, as this is the same as the banks one which ask for personal details and once given well who knows but they can walk off with your identity or money or both. The revenue do NOT send out emails like this and certainly not from MSN.

    Many unfortunately will fall for it.
    Last edited by TUTTSI; 23rd November 2010, 11:23:AM.

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    • #3
      Re: Beware HMRC TaxRefund e-mails

      folks also worth a mention specially at this time of year which was in my local paper today beware of parcal drop portcards going through letterboxes that give a premium rate 0900 number you can be scammed for as much as £300 for one short call
      If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of payments.

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      • #4
        Re: Beware HMRC TaxRefund e-mails

        I've seen loads of these.

        Some identical word for word to that one recently.

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