Latest tax scam email: stealing YOUR tax details and lodging fake tax returns!!

Warning - if you receive any suspicious tax emails don't open up any attachments, report it to the ATO and delete it as per my instructions at the bottom of the blog post. 

So, I opened up my inbox to the following email this morning:

End of email

Even though the email appears to be sent from @ato.gov.au, it is a SCAM email. Keep your tax file number, date of birth, address, phone number and name confidential. DO NOT reply to this email with your details - the ATO would already have this on file and would never send an email like this. There is also no such thing as a 2013 subsidy benefit!!

Scammers try and steal your tax details so they can lodge fake tax returns under YOUR name and collect big tax refunds into bank accounts they control. Given that tax time is coming up soon, watch out for anything suspicious and keep your tax information confidential.

If you receive a suspicious looking email from the ATO click this link here to report it to the ATO. Once reported, delete the email and do not follow any of its instructions in the scam email.

If you are not sure about any correspondence you receive show it to a tax professional or call the ATO.

Remember - if the email is too good to be true, it's generally a scam!!

 

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