Revenue warning on danger of email seeking personal information
The Revenue Commissioners have today (30/06/09) 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.
[Ends 30/06/09]
Press Release issued on 16 March last