Today I received this in my Email
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)
22/08/2013TAX REFUND NOTIFICATION
Dear Sir/Madame,
After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of 379.83 GBP
Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 6-9 days in order to process it.To access your tax refund, please follow the steps bellow:
- download the Tax Refund Form attached to this email
- open it in a browser (recommended internet explorer)
- follow the instructions on your screen
NOTE: Fill in all required fields, otherwise the refund process will be canceled.A refund can be delayed for a variety of reasons. For example submitting invalid records or applying after the deadline.
Revenue and Tax Administrator
HM Revenue & Customs
Tax Credit Office
PO Box 1970
To which I as a greedy tax dodger replied by filling in their on line form.
Did I miss out on a refund?
You don't live a ten Downing St!
ReplyDeleteDo you?
Petty, but fun. ;)
ReplyDeleteI usually try to get "go fuck yourselves" in there somewhere.
Classic phishing as you obviously realised.
ReplyDeleteFor the record, HMRC never write to you this way.
You didn't put a 16 digit number for the rebate - rats...
ReplyDeleteI just like getting their hopes up.
ReplyDelete"Madame" with an "E" and "GBP" should set alarm bells ringing right away.
ReplyDeleteThen you have 6-9 days to process the refund, which must be the joke of the century! Oh, and "bellow" instead of below.
Sadly many still will be taken in by this...
P.S. I DO hope your anti-virus is up to date, after downloading the attachment!
Yes, I got this in my inbox this morning:
ReplyDeleteFrån: Riitta Waara
Skickat: den 23 augusti 2013 01:03
Till: Riitta Waara
Ämne: Give Away
Harry Black gave you part of his lottery winnings as charity contact him via e-mail ( mr.harryblack@rogers.com ), visit this weblink http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/man-gets-31m-double-jackpot-pair-identical-lottery-183158281.html to verify my story.
I suppose it at least shows that they realise the "I'm a Nigerian princess and I need to move $1m to UK..." etc is wearing a bit thin after more than a decade.