HMRC Phising Scam

[Harold Gough]

I received this today:

"From: HMRC-UK Tax
Sent: Monday, 3 July, 2017 11:54 AM
To: (my e-mali address)[email protected]

Part of their reply:

"Thank you for letting us know about the suspicious email / text you have received. We can confirm that this is a scam, and was not issued by HMRC.

Our specialist team will investigate and take the necessary action. Whilst we cannot inform you of the outcome of these investigations I can confirm that we do act on each submission we receive.

HMRC will never send notifications of a tax refund or ask you to disclose personal or payment information by email or text message. "

Harold

[Harold Gough]

Re: HMRC Phising Scam

Harold, if you don't want your e-mail address made public you may want to edit the post. If you're not bothered it's fine.

John

Whoops!" Thanks, John.

Harold

[pdk42]

[email protected] and the redirect site for me to enter my card details was http://loopmarketing.org. Really? I'll give you all my personal details right now! An electronic version of "open your wallet and repeat after me - help yourself"!

[Zuiko]

Re: HMRC Phising Scam

If you do not oblige to pay these penalty fines lawful will in do so taken place and on behalf a collection agency will be issued.

Harold

I'm afraid I don't speak Klingon!

[Jim Ford]

Re: HMRC Phising Scam

I'm afraid I don't speak Klingon!

Yes, they were doing quite well up to that point!

Jim

[Graham_of_Rainham]

Re: HMRC Phising Scam

That's strange, I've had several telling me I have a TAX REBATE owing me...

[David M]

Re: HMRC Phising Scam

I'm afraid I don't speak Klingon!

I don't think that's Klingon, I think it's Huttese. Far to slimey and slug like to be Klingon.

[jdal]

Re: HMRC Phising Scam

Laughable English in spam emails may be because the sender is actually being smart (unless the email is from POTUS of course) https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/rese...omnigeria.pdf#

[Zuiko]

Re: HMRC Phising Scam

Laughable English in spam emails may be because the sender is actually being smart (unless the email is from POTUS of course) https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/rese...omnigeria.pdf#

Yes, it's a bit like a pride of lions separating a weak antelope from the rest of the herd so that they can concentrate on making the most likely kill.

[Naughty Nigel]

Re: HMRC Phising Scam

Laughable English in spam emails may be because the sender is actually being smart (unless the email is from POTUS of course) https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/rese...omnigeria.pdf#

"It won't happen."

Mind you, I did think he [POTUS] might have a point about Kim Jong-un when he said "Does this guy have anything better to do with his life?"

[jdal]

Re: HMRC Phising Scam

"It won't happen."

Mind you, I did think he [POTUS] might have a point about Kim Jong-un when he said "Does this guy have anything better to do with his life?"

What What could be better than having ICBM's to play with! Surely he-who-is-named-after-a-fart realises that? They can play with them together now. (there isn't a smiley for "oh my god we're doomed")

[Naughty Nigel]

Re: HMRC Phising Scam

What What could be better than having ICBM's to play with!

A real life train set, just like Beardy's!

Come to think of it, you could cause almost as much disruption too; in the UK at least.

[jdal]

Re: HMRC Phising Scam

[email protected] and the redirect site for me to enter my card details was http://loopmarketing.org. Really? I'll give you all my personal details right now! An electronic version of "open your wallet and repeat after me - help yourself"!

Email scams are child's play, if they'd have just done this they'd have caught nigh on 16 million people

[Naughty Nigel]

Re: HMRC Phising Scam

Email scams are child's play, if they'd have just done this they'd have caught nigh on 16 million people

Only if the refund was due from the EU.

[Naughty Nigel]