Scam Alert
Be wary of tax refund scams.
These are taking two forms:
Tax refunds 'straight onto your credit card'
The Ministry of Consumer Affars is warning people to ditch suspicious looking email claiming that they can get a tax refund put directly onto their credit card. This is likely a phishing scam.
An example of the email is shown here and claims to come from a real company, but the scammers have used their branding:
Fake IRD websites
Inland Revenue is warning people not to respond to a hoax email claiming to offer a tax refund. The link in the email directs people to a fake webpage with an Inland Revenue logo, as well as logos of some financial institutions. It tries to get the recipient to log into a screen by clicking on a logo.
IRD advises advice to people to ignore and delete the email, not click on any link in the email and do not reply.
IRD advises that: "You should always be very careful about giving out your IRD number or your personal details. If someone has given their details to the people behind any sort of hoax, they should contact us on 0800 227 774."
See more scam alerts here.
