Is this real or a hoax/scam?

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i recieved this email to my junk folder today seems a little strange that they would email and not send a letter/forms to me. never heard of them doing this before although the links look legitimate im guessing it could be for identity fraud.

heres the email.

dear applicant

after the last annual calculation of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to recieve a tax refund of £178.23 gbp.

blah blah blah then there is a link which is this

HMRC - Tax Refund.
 
digidude said:
phone the tax office and ask m8, just to be sure
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Yeah good plan i couldnt copy and paste the email so just wrote the basics the layout screams scam tbh but as i say the links seem legit.
 
Just looking at this email further it actualy says dear apllicant they would know my name surly?

Also it says the details of the credit debit card were the money will be refunded.

How can the tax office refund money to a credit card?
 
McAfee site advisor says that page has not been checked out yet but if you click on any of the other links on that page, ie: home, contact us etc then site advisor says they are o.k. It could be a scam as they use links to try to authenicate the scam.

I would ring as digi said just to be sure, they also have an email addy which you could forward the email to and let them get back to you.

btw....was it https when it asks for CC info ??
 
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Lol, you need to fill in your mother's maiden name, and the next page you input credit card details plus security code!

It's got cast-iron scam written all over it sargie m8!
 
jaffa said:
McAfee site advisor says that page has not been checked out yet but if you click on any of the other links on that page, ie: home, contact us etc then site advisor says they are o.k

I would ring as digi said just to be sure, they also have an email addy which you could forward the email to and let them get back to you.
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Yep it's a scam an almost convincing one i must say but the classic mistakes were made no name. Badly laid out, typical link asking for my info which the tax office would already have.

Beware: Tax Refund Scam | Tax Rebate Blog
 
I spoke to HMRC the other day.

They don't do email, only post.

All forms etc come with a cover letter with your name and address, at least my experience is this.
 
Look at the full domain name, surely that'd set alarm bells ringing. It's a dotcom one, it appears to start off as the real one with the hmrctaxrefund.com tagged on the end. Now if a real one, I'd expect it to be separated by a slash, so very sneaky, lol.

HM Revenue & Customs: Home Page.hmrctaxrefund.com
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The golden rule is that if you receive an email from ANYONE claiming they want to give you money then it's almost certainly an attempted fraud.
 
l replied /// lm looking at 1.000.0000.00000 pound comin my way
 
sargie said:
i recieved this email to my junk folder today seems a little strange that they would email and not send a letter/forms to me. never heard of them doing this before although the links look legitimate im guessing it could be for identity fraud.

heres the email.

dear applicant

after the last annual calculation of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to recieve a tax refund of £178.23 gbp.

blah blah blah then there is a link which is this

HMRC - Tax Refund.
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get ie8 this is what it brings up

This website has been reported as unsafe

www.hmrc.gov.uk.hmrctaxrefund.com

We recommend that you do not continue to this website.

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Go to my home page instead This website has been reported to Microsoft for containing threats to your computer that might reveal personal or financial information.


More information

This website has been reported to contain the following threats:
  • <LI style="DISPLAY: block" id=PhishingThreat name="PhishingThreat">Phishing threat: This is a phishing website that impersonates a trusted website to trick you into revealing personal or financial information.
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Learn more about phishing
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Report that this site does not contain threats
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Disregard and continue (not recommended)
 
Ah man, i noticed the .hmrctaxrefund.com part right away. All of you beat me to it!

Scam and a half mate. Stay the hell away as everyone else has said.

Tis a very sneaky URL
 
Amazing! Sargie posted a weblink in post no.7 which confirmed conclusively that it was a scam.

Since then, we've had another eleven posts telling him that it's a scam! :Laugh:
 
nara said:
Amazing! Sargie posted a weblink in post no.7 which confirmed conclusively that it was a scam.

Since then, we've had another eleven posts telling him that it's a scam! :Laugh:
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its just in case he wasnt too sure about it lol
 
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