Your inbox is a prime target for scammers, who use email to find victims. Email phishing scams can consist of warnings that one of your accounts has been compromised or even tempt you with promises of a prize. In each case, the scammer is trying to get your personal or financial information, if not both.
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A new tax scam is spreading in the U.K. via email. Though it might seem like that’s far away, scams that work abroad usually find their way to the U.S. in some form. Read on to learn how the scam works and how to spot and report it.
Don’t click that link
Scammers are targeting people in the U.K. with promises of tax refunds, according to a report from Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC). From April 2021 to April this year, HMRC responded to nearly 277,000 referrals of suspicious contact from the public.
Action Fraud, the U.K.’s national reporting center for fraud and cybercrime, tweeted a warning about the scam. The organization received more than 400 reports about fake tax refund emails.
