advice needed please

[GrCh 856]

I recived an email stating I was owed some money back due to tax, and as I've sent my tax return off 4weeks ago i thought it was genuine and i've handed my bank account details online and its turned out to be a fraud set up. What shall I do if they've taken any money?

[GrCh 856]

no moneys gone out thank goodness.

[BEARINATOR 2,868]

Report it to the police and bank mate not sure if there is anything you can do to get your money back if any has been taken

[GrCh 856]

Report it to the police and bank mate not sure if there is anything you can do to get your money back if any has been taken

 

just reported it mate, f*****g scumbags aren't they.

[GrCh 856]

a heads up the email look like this:

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)

12/12/2011

 

TAX REFUND NOTIFICATION

 

Dear Customer ,

After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of 2223.56 GBP.

 

Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 6-9 days in order to process it.

 

To access your tax refund, please follow the steps bellow:

 

.....- download the Tax Refund Form attached to this email

.....- open it in a browser

.....- follow the instructions on your screen

 

 

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

 

Regards,

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)

 

 

doubt anyone is as stupid as me though.

[BEARINATOR 2,868]

Happened to me a few weeks ago, of course northumbria police were helpful as ever

[Moll. 1,770]

I got the same one.....

 

 

Dear Applicant:

 

Under the last assessment, we investigated your payments for the last three

years and our calculations shows you made over payments of 439.43 GBP.

 

During the tax year (which runs from 6 April to 5 April) there are key dates

for sending in your tax return and making payments.

It's important that you're aware of these dates - HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)

can impose penalties and additional charges if you miss them.

Due to the high volume of refunds you must complete the Tax Return Form.

Please make sure you complete the form correctly.

There are now only a few cases where HMRC still allows you to send your

tax return on paper, instead of sending it online, without getting a penalty.

 

 

Please complete the Tax Return Form

 

And this one....

 

We recently reviewed your account, and your Halifax Online Banking account Database Identity Confirmation is Required. Protecting the security of your account and updating our server is our primary concern. Therefore, as a preventative measure, we have temporarily limited access to sensitive account features.

 

 

 

 

To restore your online banking access, we developed a new secure way that keeps your banking safe, we have attached a form to this email to complete this process. Please download the form and follow the instructions on your screen. If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no choice but to temporary suspend your account.

Thanks you for your patience as we work together to protect your account.

Sincerely,

 

Halifax Online Bank Customer Service

*Important*

Please update your records on or before 48 hours, a failure to update your records will result in a temporary hold on your funds.

 

 

And this one....

 

You sent a payment of 64.89 GBP to Skype(support@skype.com)

Thanks for using PayPal. To see all the transaction details, log in to your PayPal account.

 

It may take a few moments for this transaction to appear in your account.

 

Merchant

Skype

support@skype.com Instructions to merchant

You haven't entered any instructions. Shipping address -

United Kingdom Postage details

The seller hasn’t provided any postage details yet. Description Unit price Qty Amount Online Number, 3 month subscription 64.89 GBP 1 64.89 GBP Subtotal 64.89 GBP Total 64.89 GBP

Issues with this transaction?

If you haven't authorized this charge, open a dispute at:

 

https://www.paypal.co.uk/helpcenter/claimrefunds and get a full refund.

 

 

All of which are plausible, especially when they tell you they will block your finds ig you dont do it immediately!!!

[GrCh 856]

I got the same one.....

 

 

Dear Applicant:

 

Under the last assessment, we investigated your payments for the last three

years and our calculations shows you made over payments of 439.43 GBP.

 

During the tax year (which runs from 6 April to 5 April) there are key dates

for sending in your tax return and making payments.

It's important that you're aware of these dates - HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)

can impose penalties and additional charges if you miss them.

Due to the high volume of refunds you must complete the Tax Return Form.

Please make sure you complete the form correctly.

There are now only a few cases where HMRC still allows you to send your

tax return on paper, instead of sending it online, without getting a penalty.

 

 

Please complete the Tax Return Form

 

And this one....

 

We recently reviewed your account, and your Halifax Online Banking account Database Identity Confirmation is Required. Protecting the security of your account and updating our server is our primary concern. Therefore, as a preventative measure, we have temporarily limited access to sensitive account features.

 

 

 

 

 

To restore your online banking access, we developed a new secure way that keeps your banking safe, we have attached a form to this email to complete this process. Please download the form and follow the instructions on your screen. If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no choice but to temporary suspend your account.

Thanks you for your patience as we work together to protect your account.

Sincerely,

 

Halifax Online Bank Customer Service

*Important*

Please update your records on or before 48 hours, a failure to update your records will result in a temporary hold on your funds.

 

 

And this one....

 

You sent a payment of 64.89 GBP to Skype(support@skype.com)

Thanks for using PayPal. To see all the transaction details, log in to your PayPal account.

 

It may take a few moments for this transaction to appear in your account.

 

Merchant

Skype

support@skype.com Instructions to merchant

You haven't entered any instructions. Shipping address -

United Kingdom Postage details

The seller hasn’t provided any postage details yet. Description Unit price Qty Amount Online Number, 3 month subscription 64.89 GBP 1 64.89 GBP Subtotal 64.89 GBP Total 64.89 GBP

Issues with this transaction?

If you haven't authorized this charge, open a dispute at:

 

https://www.paypal.co.uk/helpcenter/claimrefunds and get a full refund.

 

 

All of which are plausible, especially when they tell you they will block your finds ig you dont do it immediately!!!

 

scumbags moll! wish I could get my hands on them.

[GrCh 856]

• 
  
• These are all scam email address'!!!
  
• 
  
• services@hmrc.co.uk
  
• message@tax.co.uk
  
• alertsonline@hmrc.co.uk
  
• info@hmrc.gov.uk
  
• noreply@hmrc.gov.uk
  
• securemail@hmrc.co.uk
  
• rebate@hmrc.gov.uk
  
• info.hmrc@direct.gov.uk
  
• email4983913@hmrc.gov.uk
  
• payment@hmrc.gov.uk
  
• 
  

[BEARINATOR 2,868]

• 
  
• These are all scam email address'!!!
  
• 
  
• services@hmrc.co.uk
  
• message@tax.co.uk
  
• alertsonline@hmrc.co.uk
  
• info@hmrc.gov.uk
  
• noreply@hmrc.gov.uk
  
• securemail@hmrc.co.uk
  
• rebate@hmrc.gov.uk
  
• info.hmrc@direct.gov.uk
  
• email4983913@hmrc.gov.uk
  
• payment@hmrc.gov.uk
  
• 
  

Send them loads of spam emails pal

[mangy1983 51]

One thing l have found when these emails do get past your spam filter is that if you hover over the email address even if it says account@paypal.co.uk etc is that if you hover over it, it will say janine@tiscali.co.uk etc. You can easily do this with email address on yahoo, thats one of the ways l know it is a scam email. What amazes me is the amount of people who get caught out having never passed their emails to said organizations in the first place!

Edited December 16, 2011 by mangy1983

[rob190364 2,594]

I got an email from Natwest saying I needed to reset my online banking password (so I needed to enter my old one to do so)....I don't have a Natwest account....next day got same email but for Barclays, then for Halifax. If they send out enough of these they're going to get actual passwords off some people who are taken in by it.

 

Absolute scumbags!

[Moll. 1,770]

I got an email from Natwest saying I needed to reset my online banking password (so I needed to enter my old one to do so)....I don't have a Natwest account....next day got same email but for Barclays, then for Halifax. If they send out enough of these they're going to get actual passwords off some people who are taken in by it.

 

Absolute scumbags!

 

Empty your inbox

[hullhunter 219]

it amazes me how adults fall for these scams use your heads did you give them your email address? if i get out like this i ring the company with the num out of the phone book and ask them. and dont ever give your details over the net.

[kenny14 656]

Many of these emails aren't intended to scam you out of money directly, they've usually got an attachment which if you open, infects your pc with a virus, spyware,malware etc. Some of these can steal any passwords that are stored on your pc.