The latest @HMRCcustomers SCAM email looks like this.— CheapAccounting (@cheapaccounting) January 9, 2017
If you receive such an email DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK
It's a scam pic.twitter.com/9vIReVDApu
How ironic, one hour after posting this I received the following in my inbox:
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Your copy of the scam email seems to carry a live scam-link. You may want to edit that...
ReplyDeleteWhat are HMRC doing to pursue the criminals behind the scam???
ReplyDeleteEverybody who receives such a phishing email should forward it to phishing@hmrc.gov.uk. and give them a chance to block and detect perpetrators
ReplyDeleteSorry should have said phishing@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk
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