Hi here is a email I got back from the tax man, be warned ,read it take note, Thank you for letting us know about the suspicious email you received. We can confirm that this is a scam, and was not issued by HMRC. Our specialist team will investigate and take the necessary action. Whilst we cannot inform you of the outcome of these investigations I can confirm that we do act on each submission we receive. HMRC will never send notifications of a tax refund or ask you to disclose personal or payment information by email. If following receipt of a HMRC related e-mail scam you have disclosed: Personal information such as password/user ID; credit/debit card information or have reason to believe your computer has been exposed to a virus Please forward a report to us at: HYPERLINK mailto:[email protected] [email protected] If you have disclosed credit/debit card information you should inform your bank/card issuer immediately. Emails such as the one you received are issued in huge numbers and sent indiscriminately. We recommend that you use up to date spam filters and continually update your computers anti-spyware and anti-virus software. In common with all providers of online services, HMRC takes security very seriously but you need to be alert. We continuously monitor systems and customer records to guard against fraudulent activity. The methods fraudsters use to get the information they want is constantly changing so we provide regular updates on the types of scams we are aware of. The main risk is identity or user ID and password theft. Please ensure that you keep your user ID and passwords secure and change your passwords regularly. HMRC publicises details of current scams on our website hmrc.gov.uk/security/examples.htm Please continue to forward all suspicious HMRC related e-mails to HYPERLINK mailto:[email protected] [email protected] Regards HMRC Online Security Team The information in this e-mail and any attachments is confidential and may be subject to legal professional privilege. Unless you are the intended recipient or his/her representative you are not authorised to, and must not, read, copy, distribute, use or retain this message or any part of it. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately. HM Revenue & Customs computer systems will be monitored and communications carried on them recorded, to secure the effective operation of the system and for lawful purposes. The Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs are not liable for any personal views of the sender. This e-mail may have been intercepted and its information altered. The original of this email was scanned for viruses by the Government Secure Intranet virus scanning service supplied by Vodafone in partnership with Symantec. (CCTM Certificate Number 2009/09/0052.) This email has been certified virus free. Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, monitored and/or recorded for legal purposes.
Posted on: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 09:24:23 +0000
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