Bogus HMRC ‘Unsuccessful Submission’ Emails Point to Malware Websites

This email, which  purports to be from the UK’s  HM Revenue and Customs (  HMRC  ), claims that your submission was received but failed  data checks and could not be accepted.

The email urges you to click a link to view your submission and send a corrected version.

However, the email is not from HMRC and the claim that a document submission was unsuccessful is just a ruse designed to trick you into clicking  the link.

In fact, clicking the link can take you to websites that harbour malware. The exact nature of this malware  may vary although it is likely designed to steal sensitive information from infected computers. The malware selectively targets systems based on characteristics defined by the criminals, so not every user who clicks the link may receive the malicious payload.

If you receive this email, do not click any links or open any attachments that it contains.

Note also that online criminals regularly use fake HMRC emails to distribute phishing scams as well as malware

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