Tax rebate scam

[jason.p]

I've just had an email supposedly from the Inland Revenue saying they had miscalculated my tax from last year and that I was entitled to a refund of £1400.
and to click the link to arrange payment. It was obvious to me it was dodgy. For a start the IR would not send emails. I thought I'd mention it in case anyone else got this and was tempted to click the link. (I gather this pops up at this time of year as people are submitting their returns.)

[vodkancoke]

I get them all the time. As you say, they wouldn't email you, they would send it via post.

[daffy654]

You'll notice that all scam emails fail to refer to you by name, they always say «Dear customer» or similar.

[sherrardk]

I got one from somebody and the subject was 'Scam Email' - hardly from the sharpest knife in the drawer.

[VHG]

I got one of these "Tax Return" scam emails a week or so back.

[Mrsspagnoli57]

I've had that E'mail too. As with any unsolicited one I delete it-it comes up in spam anyway. I've lost count of the E'mails I've had supposedly from, amongst others, Santander,Alliance & Leicester (do they even exist anymore?),HSBC, Halifax, even the US IRS!! Spammers are everywhere but as I don't even bank with these and certainly don't do internet banking I just smile & hit delete.

[DTCwordfan]

I let them have my account.

It has a £5000 overdraft on it, limit £4500....

[Jemisa]

I've had one too, I knew it was a scam because I don't pay tax I'm retired. DOH!!

jem