{"id":1763,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:47","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1763"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"HM-Revenue-&-Customs-\"New-Tax-Calculation\";-Phishing-Scam-Email","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1763","title":{"rendered":"HM Revenue &#038; Customs &#8220;New Tax Calculation&#8221;; Phishing Scam Email"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Outline:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nEmail purporting to be from the UK&#8217;s HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) claims that, after a new tax calculation, you are now due a tax refund of 221.17 GBP. It urges you to click a link to submit a tax refund request.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Top Content Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4870821038\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe email is not from HMRC and the supposed tax refund it describes does not exist.<\/p>\n<p>The link opens a fake HMRC website that asks you to provide your credit card numbers, your name and contact details, and other identifying personal information.  \u00a0The information you submit on the fake website can later be collected by criminals and used to commit credit card fraud and identity theft.<\/p>\n<p>There are <a title=\"'Claim Your Tax Refund Online' Phishing Email\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/claim-your-tax-refund-online-phishing-email\/\">many versions<\/a> of these tax refund \u00a0scam messages that target taxpayers, not only in the UK, but in other \u00a0countries as well.<\/p>\n<p>The following Hoax-Slayer YouTube Channel video provides more information about such tax refund scams:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OA7RFZj30pA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The UK Government <a title=\"Dealing with HMRC Phishing and scams\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/topic\/dealing-with-hmrc\/phishing-scams\">website includes information<\/a> about how to recognise and report HMRC phishing scam messages.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HSNet Article Center --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"5727909035\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"example\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Example:<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HMRC-new-tax-calculation-phishing-scam-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2900\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/hm-revenue-customs-new-tax-calculation-phishing-scam-email\/hmrc-new-tax-calculation-phishing-scam-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HMRC-new-tax-calculation-phishing-scam-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,522\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"hmrc-new-tax-calculation-phishing-scam-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HMRC-new-tax-calculation-phishing-scam-1-300x196.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HMRC-new-tax-calculation-phishing-scam-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2900\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HMRC-new-tax-calculation-phishing-scam-1.jpg\" alt=\"HMRC New TAx Calculation Phishing Scam \" width=\"800\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HMRC-new-tax-calculation-phishing-scam-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HMRC-new-tax-calculation-phishing-scam-1-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HMRC-new-tax-calculation-phishing-scam-1-768x501.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Third Content Ad Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1909104632\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Bottom AdLinks --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"1358951439\" data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p class=\"date\">Last updated: October 31, 2016<br \/>\nFirst published: October 31, 2016<br \/>\nBy Brett M. Christensen<br \/>\n<a class=\"foot\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/about.shtml\">About Hoax-Slayer<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ref\">References<br \/>\n<a title=\"Dealing with HMRC Phishing and scams\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/topic\/dealing-with-hmrc\/phishing-scams\">Dealing with HMRC Phishing and scams<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"'Claim Your Tax Refund Online' Phishing Email\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/claim-your-tax-refund-online-phishing-email\/\">&#8216;Claim Your Tax Refund Online&#8217; Phishing Email<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"HMRC 'You Are Eligible To Receive A Tax Refund' Phishing Scam\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/hmrc-you-are-eligible-to-receive-a-tax-refund-phishing-scam\/\">HMRC &#8216;You Are Eligible To Receive A Tax Refund&#8217; Phishing Scam<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"HM Revenue &amp; Customs Tax Refund Phishing Scam\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/revenue-customs-scam.shtml\">HM Revenue &amp; Customs Tax Refund Phishing Scam<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Primary Matched Content --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"2703041438\" data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/hm-revenue-customs-new-tax-calculation-phishing-scam-email\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/hm-revenue-customs-new-tax-calculation-phishing-scam-email\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outline: Email purporting to be from the UK&#8217;s HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) claims that, after a new tax calculation, you are now due a tax refund of 221.17 GBP. It urges you to click a link to submit a tax refund request. Analysis: The email is not from HMRC and the supposed tax refund [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hoax-inggris"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1763"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1763"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1763\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}