Saw a warning on T.V. this week about emails that say you have a tax refund, apparently, a number of people believed this and put in all their bank details and had their accounts cleared.
H.M.Revenue & Customs say they never send such emails. I received one this afternoon, see below, (note two mistakes ) I have reported this and will delete it.
Dear Applicant:
Following an upgrade of our computer systems and review of our records we have investigated your payments and latest tax returns over the last seven years our calculations show you have made over payments of ?256.99
Due to the high volume of refunds due you must complete the on line application, the telephone help line is unable to assist with this application.
In order to process your refund you will need to complete the attached application form.
Your refund may take up to 3 weeks to process please make sure you complete the form correctly.
As we are upgrading our records we require the completed form showing your full current details by 15 January 2010
Please submit the form attached to confirm the refund.
S. M.Roberts
Senior Manager
HM Revenue & Customs
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TAX REFUND ID: A29R119