|
Tax refund scam. I, and I suppose others, recently received an email about tax refund. Fairly clearly a scam. HMRC advise:
- Don’t visit the website
- Don’t open any attachments
- Don’t disclose any personal or payment information
Fraudsters may spoof a genuine email address or change the ‘display name’ to make it appear genuine. If you are unsure, forward it to HMRC at phishing@hmrc.gov.uk and then delete it.
Energy rebate scams. Action Fraud is warning the public about a sharp rise in reports relating to fake emails purporting to be from Ofgem, the independent energy regulator for Great Britain. The emails claim that the recipient is due a rebate payment as part of a government scheme and provides links for the recipient to follow in order to apply for the rebate. The links in the emails lead to malicious websites designed to steal personal and financial information. Between Monday 22nd August 2022 and Monday 5th September 2022, a total of 1,567 phishing emails related to this scam have been reported via the Suspicious Email Reporting Service (SERS). All the emails display the email subject header “Claim your bill rebate now”. Offenders are using the Ofgem brand logo and colours to make the emails look as authentic as possible. You can view examples of the fake emails in Action Fraud social media posts on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, links to which can be found at: https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/alert/energyrebatescam
|
