{"id":1770,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:47","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1770"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"HMRC-'Your-Automatic-Payment-Didn't-Go-Through'-Phishing-Scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1770","title":{"rendered":"HMRC &#8216;Your Automatic Payment Didn&#8217;t Go Through&#8217; Phishing Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>This email, which purports to be from the \u00a0UK&#8217;s \u00a0HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC), claims that your automatic tax refund payment didn&#8217;t go through. It urges you to open an attached \u00a0file and follow the instructions to claim your 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><\/p>\n<p>However, the email is not from HMRC and the attached file does not contain legitimate tax information.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the email is a phishing scam designed to steal your personal and financial information.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The text \u00a0of the initial scam email:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Subject: Order Acknowledgement -&gt; &#8216;Your automatic payment didn&#8217;t go through&#8217; \u00a0<\/strong><strong>KKJYER5253871366<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dear TaxPayer,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has received your claim for a tax refund.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Your reference is 4HQQ FHHI WLSC 1Y7Z.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you are entitled to a refund you&#8217;ll get a revised tax calculation and what you&#8217;re owed.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re not entitled to a refund you&#8217;ll be told the reason why.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For your security Your transaction details are attached on email , please find and open the pdf file and follow the instruction<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll normally receive a response within 15 days.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Yours sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>HM Revenue and Customs<br \/>\n**************************************************<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Here&#8217;s a screenshot of the attached \u00a0PDF:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18825\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/hmrc-automatic-payment-didnt-go-phishing-scam\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,1135\" 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=\"tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-2-211x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-2-722x1024.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18825\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-2.jpg\" alt=\"Bogus HRMC Tax Refund PDF\" width=\"800\" height=\"1135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-2-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-2-768x1090.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-2-722x1024.jpg 722w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-2-500x709.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-2-585x830.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you click the link in the PDF, you will be taken to a bogus website that has been built to mirror the appearance of genuine HMRC web pages. The website takes you through a series of pages that ask for your personal and financial details, ostensibly so that your tax refund can be processed. The fake web pages look quite professional and include the Gov.UK logo.<\/p>\n<h3>Screenshot of the first scam web page:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-3.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18826\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/hmrc-automatic-payment-didnt-go-phishing-scam\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,757\" 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=\"tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-3-300x284.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-3.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18826\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-3.jpg\" alt=\"HMRC initial scam web page\" width=\"800\" height=\"757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-3-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-3-768x727.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-3-500x473.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-3-585x554.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Screenshot of the second scam web page:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-4.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18827\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/hmrc-automatic-payment-didnt-go-phishing-scam\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,854\" 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=\"tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-4-281x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-4.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18827\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-4.jpg\" alt=\"HMRC Second Scam Web PAge\" width=\"800\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-4-281x300.jpg 281w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-4-768x820.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-4-500x534.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-4-585x624.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Screenshot of the third scam web page:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-5.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18828\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/hmrc-automatic-payment-didnt-go-phishing-scam\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-5.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,744\" 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=\"tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-5-300x279.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-5.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18828\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-5.jpg\" alt=\"HMRC Thirrd Scam Web Page\" width=\"800\" height=\"744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-5-300x279.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-5-768x714.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-5-500x465.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-5-585x544.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Screenshot of the fourth scam web page:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-6.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18829\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/hmrc-automatic-payment-didnt-go-phishing-scam\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-6.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,657\" 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=\"tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-6-300x246.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-6.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18829\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-6.jpg\" alt=\"Fourth HMRC Scam Web Page\" width=\"800\" height=\"657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-6-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-6-768x631.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-6-500x411.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tax-refund-scam-07-03-2018-6-585x480.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At this point, you will be automatically redirected \u00a0to the genuine HMRC website.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the criminals \u00a0can collect all of the data \u00a0you provided and use it to commit credit fraud and identity theft.<\/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> Tax-refund scams are very common and target taxpayers not \u00a0only <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/hmrc-you-are-eligible-to-receive-a-tax-refund-phishing-scam\/\">in the UK<\/a>, but also in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/irs-refund-scam-email\/\">US<\/a>, \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/ato-tax-refund-notification-phishing-scam-email\/\">Australia<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/canada-revenue-agency-tax-refund-phishing-scam\/\">Canada<\/a>, and many other countries as well. Be wary of any message that claims that you are eligible for a tax refund and should click a link or open an attached file to apply for the supposed refund.<\/p>\n<p>If you receive such a message, \u00a0 do not click any links or open any attachments that it contains. \u00a0 Keep in mind that the tax department in your country is very unlikely to send you such a message.<\/p>\n<p>HMRC has information about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/report-suspicious-emails-websites-phishing\">recognizing and reporting such phishing scams<\/a> on its website.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/hmrc-automatic-payment-didnt-go-phishing-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/hmrc-automatic-payment-didnt-go-phishing-scam\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This email, which purports to be from the \u00a0UK&#8217;s \u00a0HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC), claims that your automatic tax refund payment didn&#8217;t go through. It urges you to open an attached \u00a0file and follow the instructions to claim your refund. However, the email is not from HMRC and the attached file does not contain legitimate [&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-1770","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\/1770"}],"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=1770"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1770\/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=1770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}