Refund Email from HM Revenue and Customs, is this real?

[Boozy]

Hi all,

Received a mail from HM Revenue & Customs [[e-mail]]

Stating that

Tax Refund Notification
After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity, we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of 988.50 GBP. Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 2-3 days in order to process it.
Click Here To have your tax refund in your account

I'm assuming this is spam? nothing on google for it and the email looks legit, just moved to the US so wouldn't be surprised if I owed them rather than them owing me!

[Jinx]

It's a phishing scam.

[V8mate]

Jinx said:

It's a phishing scam.

Yep. You don't have to request refunds. They just arrive.

[nelly1]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_eYSuPKP3Y

[Boozy]

Thought so, oh well, better put the Sunseeker on hold, thought it was an odd way to do things.

Thanks all!

If it's too good to be true!

[jas xjr]

GBP = have a closer look

[djmck30]

Boozy said:

Hi all,

Received a mail from HM Revenue & Customs [[e-mail]]

Stating that

Tax Refund Notification
After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity, we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of 988.50 GBP. Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 2-3 days in order to process it.
Click Here To have your tax refund in your account

I'm assuming this is spam? nothing on google for it and the email looks legit, just moved to the US so wouldn't be surprised if I owed them rather than them owing me!

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/security/examples.htm

Scammity scam scam scam

Edited by djmck30 on Thursday 8th April 13:23

[Dogwatch]

You'll probably get one from the US Revenue in due course

[soad]

Scam, covered previously too:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Edited by soad on Thursday 8th April 13:27

[Boozy]

Again, thank you all for clarifying that, the minute I saw, enter your bank details, alarm bells rang!

That and HM Revenue wanting to give me money.

[anonymous-user]

Boozy said:

Again, thank you all for clarifying that, the minute I saw, enter your bank details, alarm bells rang!

That and HM Revenue wanting to give me money.

[Big Al.]

Recently had the same, if you report them to HM Revenue as phishing email you will find that the reclaim email sites will eventually show that they have been closed down.

Do not be fooled I had a reply on my last mail and that categorically stated that they DO NOT send out emails regarding refunds or any other communication.

[amirzed]

anything with GBP is a scam - i'm surprised our (insert whatever country you think they're from) brothers haven't worked it out yet...

[dazzztay]

I also got that email today, and was sucked in for a split second before i googled the senders email address and saw the warning on the official site!

Bummer, im expecting money back also - so close yet so far!

[mel]

I find it hard to comprehend that people need to ask this question, just stop, stop for a minute and think, have you ever given HMRC your email address? Nope didn't think so nor have I so why would they be emailing you about a rebate?


Oooooooooooops just thought actually yes I have but that has been for online NI/PAYE & VAT payments for work but I most certainly haven't for my personal tax affairs.

[Size Nine Elm]

amirzed said:

anything with GBP is a scam - i'm surprised our (insert whatever country you think they're from) brothers haven't worked it out yet...

Or phrases along the lines of "After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity"

[Boozy]

mel said:

I find it hard to comprehend that people need to ask this question, just stop, stop for a minute and think, have you ever given HMRC your email address? Nope didn't think so nor have I so why would they be emailing you about a rebate?


Oooooooooooops just thought actually yes I have but that has been for online NI/PAYE & VAT payments for work but I most certainly haven't for my personal tax affairs.

OK, so you've just moved to the US and had your tax forms completed on your behalf for you have you? having last week just received a rebate from the US? ermm no. I checked the mail address and it said .gov, thought it was odd that you'd enter your email address and there's no reference on google for it when I searched for the subject line, so double checked here.

Edited by Boozy on Thursday 8th April 16:33

[bazking69]

Do these most blatent of the blatent really still get people thinking.