Tax Refund Information Scam

Some of our clients have received the following e-mail. Once the link is clicked it requests personal information including Mothers Maiden Name and also your credit card details!

This is obviously a scam to obtain personal information and should be deleted immediatley.



Message Received: Jun 30 2009, 08:30 PM
From: "HM Revenue & Customs"
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Cc:
Subject: Tax Refund File Number 2009HMRC95841476X/622


ATTN: Dear Applicant,
2009 - Recalculation Tax Refund

After the last annual calculation of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of 284.23 GBP
Your TRN (TAX REFUND NUMBER): 2 7 9 0 2 1 6 8 1 5, please fill the payment form attached in the email.
Please submit the tax refund and allow us 3-9 business days in order to process it.

Note: For security reasons, we recommend that you close your browser after you have finished accessing your refund status.
- For security reasons, we will record your ip-address and date.
- Deliberate wrong inputs are criminally pursued and indicted.

Best Regards,
Greg Stephen
Tax Credit Office Agent
Preston
PR1 0SB
Telephone: 0845 300 3900
Opening hours:
8.00 am to 8.00 pm, seven days a week