{"id":1768,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:47","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1768"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"HMRC-'Reimbursements-are-Available'-Tax-Refund-Phishing-Scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1768","title":{"rendered":"HMRC &#8216;Reimbursements are Available&#8217; Tax Refund Phishing Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>According to this email, which purports to be from the UK&#8217;s HM Revenue \u00a0and Customs (HMRC), you only have 48 hours to click a link and claim an outstanding tax refund. \u00a0 <\/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><\/p>\n<p>The message warns that reimbursements are only available for a certain period of time.<\/p>\n<p>However, the email is not from HMRC and clicking the link does not take you to a legitimate refund claim form.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, it is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/phishing-scams-anti-phishing-information\/\">phishing scam<\/a> designed to steal your personal and financial information.<\/p>\n<p>If you click \u00a0the link, you will be taken to a fraudulent website that has been built to emulate the genuine HMRC website. Once on the site, you will first be asked to provide your name and contact details, your address, your date of birth, and &#8220;background information&#8221; such as your mother&#8217;s maiden name.<\/p>\n<p>Next, you will be taken to a second form that asks for your credit card numbers and other \u00a0identifying \u00a0personal \u00a0information.<\/p>\n<p>After you submit the fake refund form, you will be automatically redirected to the genuine HMRC website.<\/p>\n<p>But, criminals can now collect the information \u00a0that you supplied and use it to commit credit card fraud and steal your identity.<\/p>\n<p>Phishing scam \u00a0campaigns <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/hmrc-you-are-eligible-to-receive-a-tax-refund-phishing-scam\/\">like this one<\/a> are very common. They <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/tag\/tax\/\">target taxpayers<\/a> in many countries. \u00a0 Be wary of any unsolicited email or text message that claims that you can get a tax refund by clicking a link or opening an attached file. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"9162856233\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p> HMRC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/topic\/dealing-with-hmrc\/phishing-scams\">has information about recognising and reporting phishing scams<\/a> on its website.<\/p>\n<h2>An example of the scam email:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/hmrc-tax-refund-scam-060718-3.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20512\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/hmrc-reimbursements-are-available-tax-refund-phishing-scam\/hmrc-tax-refund-scam-060718-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/hmrc-tax-refund-scam-060718-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,423\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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-tax-refund-scam-060718-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/hmrc-tax-refund-scam-060718-3-300x159.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/hmrc-tax-refund-scam-060718-3.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/hmrc-tax-refund-scam-060718-3.jpg\" alt=\"HMRC Tax Refund Scam\" width=\"800\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/hmrc-tax-refund-scam-060718-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/hmrc-tax-refund-scam-060718-3-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/hmrc-tax-refund-scam-060718-3-768x406.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/hmrc-tax-refund-scam-060718-3-500x264.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/hmrc-tax-refund-scam-060718-3-585x309.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\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><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/hmrc-reimbursements-are-available-tax-refund-phishing-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/hmrc-reimbursements-are-available-tax-refund-phishing-scam\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to this email, which purports to be from the UK&#8217;s HM Revenue \u00a0and Customs (HMRC), you only have 48 hours to click a link and claim an outstanding tax refund. \u00a0 The message warns that reimbursements are only available for a certain period of time. However, the email is not from HMRC and clicking [&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-1768","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\/1768"}],"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=1768"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1768\/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=1768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}