Fake HMRC tax refund emails
Posted: Thu 16 May 2019, 2:32pm.
More fake emails are arriving in ÐÔ°®ÊÓƵ inboxes, this time with the subject line:
HMRC estimate your Income Tax for a previous tax year - GOV.UK 2018/19
These emails contain a link to claim a tax refund. The link will take you to a fake website designed to steal your personal information.
Most of these emails have been sent by Hotmail addresses, but you may also receive one from a ÐÔ°®ÊÓƵ account that's been compromised when the owner has given away their password as part of another phishing scam.
Do not follow the link in these emails. They are a type of . If you ever think you might have given away your password, please change it immediately in ÐÔ°®ÊÓƵ Direct and then contact the IT Service Desk.
IT Services is working to improve email security, and we hope to see a reduction in these kinds of phishing emails later in the year.
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