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1 October 2013

HMRC warn customers about e-mail scam

HMRC report that a number of customers have received e-mails claiming to be from HMRC with the address ‘[email protected]’. The e-mail asks the recipient to open a ‘PDF report on your 2013 tax refund’. 

HMRC warn that they believe the attachment opens a virus and it should not be opened.

HMRC tell us that they will never send notifications of a tax rebate, or ask customers to disclose personal or payment information by email.  If anyone has any doubt that an email they receive from HMRC is genuine, they should not follow any links from it, disclose any personal details or respond to it.  They should instead forward it to HMRC at ‘[email protected]’ then delete it.