{"id":1765,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:47","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1765"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"HMRC-\"Last-Fiscal-Activity\";-Tax-Refund-Phishing-Scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1765","title":{"rendered":"HMRC &#8220;Last Fiscal Activity&#8221;; Tax Refund Phishing Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Outline:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nEmail purporting to be from UK tax agency HMRC claims that the agency has recalculated your last fiscal activity and determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund.<\/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. The promise \u00a0of an unexpected tax refund is just the bait \u00a0used to trick you into clicking a link.<\/p>\n<p>If you do click the link, you will be taken to a fraudulent website that asks you to supply your name, address, and contact details along with other identifying information. The fake HMRC site also asks you to supply your credit card numbers.  \u00a0Supposedly, all of this information is required to allow the processing of your refund claim.<\/p>\n<p>In reality, the information you supply will be collected by scammers and used to commit credit card fraud and steal your identity.<\/p>\n<p>This message is just one in a long line of fake tax refund notifications that are designed to trick people into giving their personal and financial information to online criminals.  \u00a0Other versions claim to be from the IRS, the ATO, and other tax agencies all around the world.<\/p>\n<p>The HMRC website <a title=\"HMRC - Phishing and scams\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/topic\/dealing-with-hmrc\/phishing-scams\">includes information<\/a> about dealing with such phishing scams.<\/p>\n<p>If you receive one of these tax refund emails, do not click any links or open any attachments that it contains.<\/p>\n<p>[interaction id=&#8221;58ce4ba27e8066d7630dc2c9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"example\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Example:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/HMRC-last-fiscal-activity-phishing-scam-2017-3-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6616\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/hmrc-last-fiscal-activity-tax-refund-phishing-scam\/hmrc-last-fiscal-activity-phishing-scam-2017-3-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/HMRC-last-fiscal-activity-phishing-scam-2017-3-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,1071\" 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-last-fiscal-activity-phishing-scam-2017-3-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/HMRC-last-fiscal-activity-phishing-scam-2017-3-1-224x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/HMRC-last-fiscal-activity-phishing-scam-2017-3-1-765x1024.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6616\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/HMRC-last-fiscal-activity-phishing-scam-2017-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"HMRC Last Fiscal Activity Phishing Scam \" width=\"800\" height=\"1071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/HMRC-last-fiscal-activity-phishing-scam-2017-3-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/HMRC-last-fiscal-activity-phishing-scam-2017-3-1-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/HMRC-last-fiscal-activity-phishing-scam-2017-3-1-768x1028.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/HMRC-last-fiscal-activity-phishing-scam-2017-3-1-765x1024.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/HMRC-last-fiscal-activity-phishing-scam-2017-3-1-500x669.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/HMRC-last-fiscal-activity-phishing-scam-2017-3-1-149x200.jpg 149w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\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: March 20, 2017<br \/>\nFirst published: March 20, 2017<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=\"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=\"HMRC - Phishing and scams\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/topic\/dealing-with-hmrc\/phishing-scams\">HMRC &#8211; 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><\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/hmrc-last-fiscal-activity-tax-refund-phishing-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/hmrc-last-fiscal-activity-tax-refund-phishing-scam\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outline: Email purporting to be from UK tax agency HMRC claims that the agency has recalculated your last fiscal activity and determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund. Analysis: The email is not from HMRC. The promise \u00a0of an unexpected tax refund is just the bait \u00a0used to trick you into 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-1765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hoax-inggris"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1765"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1765\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}