Just recieved this email Quote: " Tax Refund Notification After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity, we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of 988.50 GBP. Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 2-3 days in order to process it. Click Here to submit you tax refund request Note It looks so genuine!!! then you click on the link to your bank and they want all your sign in details and security questions... It was from secure@hmrc.gov.uk, how do they do this??

Just recieved this email Quote: " Tax Refund Notification After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity, we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of 988.50 GBP. Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 2-3 days in order to process it. Click Here to submit you tax refund request Note It looks so genuine!!! then you click on the link to your bank and they want all your sign in details and security questions... It was from secure@hmrc.gov.uk, how do they do this??

Quote: Wakefield No 1 "Just recieved this email It looks so genuine!!! then you click on the link to your bank and they want all your sign in details and security questions... It was from Yer daft bugger - I can't believe you thought you might get a grand back of the government! And yes - I got the same stupid e-mail!!! They are $^*())(&^&!!!!

Quote: Wakefield No 1 "Just recieved this email It looks so genuine!!! then you click on the link to your bank and they want all your sign in details and security questions... It was from Yer daft bugger - I can't believe you thought you might get a grand back of the government! And yes - I got the same stupid e-mail!!! They are $^*())(&^&!!!!

The words "best regards" from the taxman should have been the giveaway.

This is a long running e-mail scam. Think it also featured on the BBC, avoid it!

Quote: Slugger McBatt "The words "best regards" from the taxman should have been the giveaway.'" that's what I thought, I had one from a flake HSBC asking for banking details to log on, if you get the same just send it to phishing@hsbc.com my mrs works for First Direct and she say the amount of people that get these is unbelievable but if they get one it would be devastating for them so rule of thumb don't answer to it easy really

Quote: Slugger McBatt "The words "best regards" from the taxman should have been the giveaway.'" that's what I thought, I had one from a flake HSBC asking for banking details to log on, if you get the same just send it to phishing@hsbc.com my mrs works for First Direct and she say the amount of people that get these is unbelievable but if they get one it would be devastating for them so rule of thumb don't answer to it easy really

The answer is that you don't click on a link in the email. If you get one from what appears to be your bank, for example, go to your banks website as normal to log in, not via the email.

I got a similar one from the HMRC but it said that I had under-declared (as if I would ). I went to the HMRC site and it had a warning on the site about it. What made me suspicious was the use of the word "federal" in relation to the taxes, but the logo and everything else was bang on, even the address at the bottom of the browser when you hovered over the link.

I think they do it by basically sending you a webpage rather than an email, and so it is easier to disguise things as you don't see the coding of the page, just the page itself.

hmrc will never email you directly - they are all phishing scams

Another phishing clue is whether the intended recipient (ie, you) is named as your actual name or your email address.

the usual rules apply, dont ever follow a link, always use your bank's website directly, never divulge personal data and always make sure you log out of any secure sites that you are in. Dont even reply to these emails with sarkie comments saying "haha, im not even with **** bank", This allows them to put a cookie on your machine which they can use at a later time.
Remember, There is no sick child who needs your donation in africa.
There is no bank with an unclaimed couple of million in it just waiting for your bank details to make the transfer.
There is no special charity lottery which has your email address as a winner.
If you did not enter it you will not ever win it.
Microsoft (or any other company for that matter) do not hold regular prize draws just for using outlook.
Your bank or any other bank will never send you an email saying dear reader or dear customer.
Check emails that purport to come from Ebay or paypall, if you are not currently selling or bidding it is very unlikley that paypal will tell you that you have made a transaction and lastly if you have not booked an airline ticket for some £700 or some such amount is is even more unlikley that your credit card will have been turned down so you dont have to check that they have the wrong details.

I believe they send you a letter.

wonder if teddy got one

Quote: Wakefield No 1 "Just recieved this email It looks so genuine!!! then you click on the link to your bank and they want all your sign in details and security questions... It was from When you clicked on the link they probably put a Trojan on your machine and are in the process of syphoning off all your personal info.

Quote: Wakefield No 1 "Just recieved this email It looks so genuine!!! then you click on the link to your bank and they want all your sign in details and security questions... It was from When you clicked on the link they probably put a Trojan on your machine and are in the process of syphoning off all your personal info.

Quote: Dead Man Walking " I believe they send you a letter.'" They did that with me a few yeas back. I got a letter saying they were missing some information and could I forward my wage slips on. I did that (reluctantly) and got over a grand back! It was from Out of interest, was that the email address (did that pop up if you clicked 'reply') or was it the name that showed up in your inbox as having sent you an email?

Quote: Dead Man Walking " I believe they send you a letter.'" They did that with me a few yeas back. I got a letter saying they were missing some information and could I forward my wage slips on. I did that (reluctantly) and got over a grand back! It was from Out of interest, was that the email address (did that pop up if you clicked 'reply') or was it the name that showed up in your inbox as having sent you an email?