You'd never expect Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs to send prank emails would you?.......

They don't!

We would like to warn clients of what appears to be a realistic email from HMRC about possible refunds but is actually another SPAM Fraud.

The email is being sent out with request to complete & return information to enable a refund.

A typical email is shown below.

PLEASE ENSURE YOU DO NOT REPLY TO ANY SUCH EMAILS & ALERT YOUR CLIENT MANAGER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU RECEIVE ONE.

We know you are alert to hoaxers but we just wanted to make sure!

Dear Applicant:

We have reviewed your tax return and our calculations of your last year’s accounts a tax refund of GBP 178.25 is due.
Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 3-6 days in order to process it.

A refund can be delayed for a variety of reasons.
For example submitting invalid records or applying after the deadline.

Please download and submit the form attached to this email in order to complete your tax refund.

Best Regards,
HM Revenue & Customs
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TAX REFUND ID: A24R110