Scam. Fake H M Revenue and Customs site.

[Samray]

HMRC put up a notice on their website yesterday:

Notice of Unreported Income – 12 October 2009
An email from (no-reply at hmrc.gov.uk) entitled Notice of Unreported Income is currently being circulated. The email links to a fake HMRC website entitled ‘Fraud Application’ and asks that you download and review a tax statement document. The website then opens an executable file on your machine.
The email is not from HMRC. You should be aware that opening executable files (.exe) over the internet can potentially compromise the security on your machine.
HMRC do not issue emails asking for personal details.
Do not visit the website contained within the email or disclose any personal or payment information.
If you receive an email requesting such information, please forward it to phishing@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk and then delete it.


Kate Ellis-Jones
Communications Manager
The Society of Professional Accountants
95 High Street
Great Missenden
Bucks HP16 0AL
http://www.spa.org.uk/

[HowardQ]

I got half a dozen of these at work this morning, just deleted them all.

[snapdragon]

nod nod - they keep telling me I have a rebate - like thats likely

[Firestarter]

Not had any myself, but my brother has had 28 of them in one day. And he's not in the country any more, with a non-UK email address that's brand new. Completely phishing spam

[Samray]

The tax office has issued another warning about fake H M Revenue and Customs emails offering tax refunds.

Fraudsters are sending out thousands of phishing emails in a bid to exploit taxpayers waiting to hear to about genuine tax refunds.

Those who receive any suspicious emails of this nature are advised to:
· Check the advice published at www.hmrc.gov.uk/security/index.htm to see if the email you have received is listed

· Forward suspicious emails to HMRC at phishing@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk and then delete it from your computer/mail account