Revenue Warning - Further email scam
24 February 2010
Revnue today (24/02/2010) warned of another fraudulent email purporting to come from Revenue seeking personal information from taxpayers in connection with a tax refund.
This phishing email is headed "Revenue Irish Tax & Customs" advising customers that "you are eligible to receive a tax refund of 734.21 euro" and links to a convincing reproduction of the www.revenue.ie website. Recipients are asked to submit personal details including date of birth and debit/credit card details. This email did not issue from Revenue.
Revenue are reminding customers that they never send emails requestin personal information via email or pop-up windows.
Revenue provide the following advice:
- Anyone who receives an email purporting to be from Revenue and suspects it to be fraudulent or a scam should simply delete it.
- Anyone who is actually awaiting a tax refund should contact their local Revenue Office to check its status.
- Anyone who provided personal information in response to these fraudulent emails should contact their bank or credit card company immediately.
Click here to download Revenue's security warning for further information.