Big Shrek Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 ive just opened this email by accident in my junk folder from hmrc "Dear , We have detected that you have paid too much tax in the past, due to an official error. Therefore HMRC applied ESC B41 to issue a repayment for tax years which are now out of date under the strict statute.Please completely fill out the form above. Accurate information is necessary so that we may process your request faster."there was a link to the form but i didnt download it scam/not scam............................surely they would have my name and not just called me "dear" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essbon Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 ScamEven scam emails can include your name.If in doubt, give tax office a call Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurn Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 That's exactly what I was gonna say....Call up HMRC, and ask them...... they aren't as bad as we think they are.... infact, they can be very helpful!!Plus, normally, you would receive a letter in the post!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobyspud Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 Definitely a scam. Had a few recently get through the worksE-mail defences Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Had emails like this myself - definitely a scam as HMRC would not email asking for personal information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Stealth- Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 I get hundreds a day of emails like that from banks, paypal, hmrc, TNT, you name it I get. You'll soon reconsise the same format they all use and they all have a.zip file asking you to open it. Obviously this contains a virus so never open a .zip file from an untrusted source. Dead giveaways are the senders address usually. It's never a valid domain name. Also avoid ones that ask you to log in some where and provide a HTML link. It's a cloned site to obtain you credentials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichRB320 Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 We had an employee at my work open one of these attachments which was dumped into the junk mail and caused disastrous consequences..100's of spreadsheets looked like they were created in greek arabic style digits and could never be recovered!By the way, it wasnt me!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobyspud Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 I forward them straight to the IT team.Last one I had was supposed to be from Amazon saying I had missed the postman when he tried to deliver a 250£ gift card and could I fill in the attachedFile to go and receive my card.Was a bit dubious as I don't have an Amazon account,and that was how the 250£ was written, not £250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Stealth- Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 We had an employee at my work open one of these attachments which was dumped into the junk mail and caused disastrous consequences.. 100's of spreadsheets looked like they were created in greek arabic style digits and could never be recovered! By the way, it wasnt me!! That sounds like the ransom email virus. Was a really big deal and is still so. Happened to a client of mine. Apparently the virus encryption was so good, even the CIA couldn't crack it! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10453602/Tens-of-millions-targeted-by-email-ransom-virus.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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