Revenue warning on danger of email seeking personal information
30 June 2009
The Revenue Commissioners have today warned taxpayers of the reappearance of a fraudulent email purporting to come from Revenue.
The email, which first appeared last March, seeks personal information from taxpayers in connection with a tax refund and asks the recipient to submit personal details including date of birth and debit/credit card details.
The email appears to have issued again today.
The Revenue Commissioners reiterate the warning issued earlier in the year and advise taxpayers as follows:
- This email did not issue from Revenue.
- Anyone who receives an email purporting to be from Revenue and suspects it to be fraudulent or a scam is asked to forward it to webmaster@revenue.ie.
- Alternatively they can contact their tax district to check the status of any refund that may be due.
- Anyone who provided bank information in response to these emails should contact their bank or credit card company immediately.
- The Revenue Commissioners never send emails which require customers to send personal information via email or pop-up windows.