Beware of Phishing Attacks - never say never!

If you receive an email claiming to be from HMRC saying that you are due to a tax repayment you should NEVER follow the instruction in the email. This is because the message provides a ‘click through’ to a clone (something that really looks like the ) HMRC website. You will then be asked to provide credit or debit card details, which allows the criminals to steal your account. Nearly 24,000 emails were reported to HMRC in August 2011 alone.

The Revenue will ALWAYS contact you in writing if you are due to a refund. If you receive an email asking for your details it should be forwarded to:

            phishing@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk

before deleting the email permanently.