01 May 2011
E-mails from H M Revenue and Customs
You may have received one or more e-mails recently, purporting to be from HM Revenue
and Customs or a similar tax authority (even some overseas tax authorities). Some
of these refer to under-declared income, whilst others state that you are due a
tax refund. They may look quite genuine, with the Revenue’s logo in the corner.
However, they are all scam e-mails and in most cases ask you for either your personal
bank details or your Revenue username and password.
HM Revenue and Customs NEVER uses e-mails either to advise of a repayment or to
ask you to fill out an online form to receive such a repayment. If you receive such
an e-mail please do not open it or complete any of the details asked for within
it. The advice from the Revenue is to forward the e-mail to them at
phishing@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk and they will let you know of any further steps
to take.