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JWL

Member Since: 26 Oct 2011
Location: Hereford
Posts: 3443

Heads up on Phishing email

Just a bit of a warning to you all as I received an official looking email from HMRC informing me of a tax rebate of nearly a grand! Would be very welcome!

Only thing was that it came through at 17:15 on Sunday and it was sent to an email address that I never use, I use an aol.co.uk for most of my emails but aol do an "Instant Messenger" thingy which issues you with an email address ending with .aim and goes straight in your aol email inbox along with all your normal mail.

The main thing that will tell you that it is a spoof is that HMRC do not contact you by email, plus the fact I had to cease trading back in October 2010 to become a full time carer for my eldest and I haven't had anything to do with the Tax Office for a while.

The HMRC website has a fair amount of information about such things plus a facility to report anything suspicious.

2nd Jul 2012 11:37pm

GREENI

Member Since: 22 Aug 2010
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2nd Jul 2012 11:42pm

excossack

Member Since: 22 Feb 2012
Location: North West
Posts: 5756

1999 Defender 110 Td5 SW Caledonian Blue

If unsure on those kind of emails, don't click the links, but move the mouse over the link and see what the actual URL is, 99% of the time the link shown in the email wont be the same as the 'real' link that is shown when you hover the mouse over the link.

Such emails as
Paypal scams
HMRC
Banking emails
Ebay
etc

If in doubt don't click the emails, and if its a company you deal with i.e bank go to the website direct rather than clicking a link in an email 1999 Defender TD5 110

Regards
John M0VAZ
Econet Station 48 no clock

3rd Jul 2012 8:17am

TJ101

Member Since: 30 May 2007
Location: Taunton Somerset
Posts: 3747

2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Montalcino Red

Not a e mail as such,,

But this machine locked up yesterday,,
In short,,,
just shows a form with a Metropolitan Police logo saying that it had locked my machine due to visiting some dodgy sites, (as if !!!

) and to pay £100 to unlock it !! California F1, 75th 110 "Kermit", 50th Ann V8, 90 V8 Hybrid, 55 Series 1

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3rd Jul 2012 10:12am

Go Beyond

Member Since: 30 Jan 2012
Location: Headcorn, Kent
Posts: 6676

I'll unlock it for £50 ....

3rd Jul 2012 10:41am

excossack

Member Since: 22 Feb 2012
Location: North West
Posts: 5756

TJ101 wrote:
Not a e mail as such,,

But this machine locked up yesterday,,
In short,,,
just shows a form with a Metropolitan Police logo saying that it had locked my machine due to visiting some dodgy sites, (as if !!! ) and to pay £100 to unlock it !!

Ahhh Scareware! 1999 Defender TD5 110

Regards
John M0VAZ
Econet Station 48 no clock

3rd Jul 2012 12:49pm

walfy

Member Since: 29 Aug 2007
Location: Frome
Posts: 2642

MMMM. Perhaps HMRC have got it wrong then. I got a letter saying they owe me money!! Will let it sit there til I come back in Oct. I'm sure they'll pay interest on the money of mine they are holding for me

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3rd Jul 2012 3:28pm

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