New phishing e-mail

[Skweeky]

Got this in my inbox today:

Dear Applicant:


we have reviwed your tax return and our calculations of your last years accounts a tax refund of 178.25 is due
Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 3-6 days in order to
process it.

A refund can be delayed for a variety of reasons.
For example submitting invalid records or applying after the deadline.

Please submit the form attached to your email in order to complete your tax refund


Best Regards,
HM Revenue & Customs

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© Copyright 2009, HM Revenue & Customs UK All rights reserved.
TAX REFUND ID: A29R119


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[Biggles]

Who would fall for that? Really, if someone had the basic skills to fill out a tax return they would have 4 million IQ points too many to consider this anything other than utter gobshite.

I get almost daily emails in my spam box from Banks some of which I have never heard of asking me to update my details. I have never told my Banks and Credit Card peeps my email address. I prefer to go round the corner to the local branch.

[Skweeky]

Who would be stupid enough to actual include their card details in an e-mail anyways?

Saying that, my mum ( she's 67), just recently discovered the wonders of the online world. I can see her falling for this kind of thing. It looks almost plausible because of the small amount it involves.

[Skweeky]

Dp

[Skweeky]

Dp

[Snee]

Who would fall for that? Really, if someone had the basic skills to fill out a tax return they would have 4 million IQ points too many to consider this anything other than utter gobshite.

That'd put the people who fall for it roughly 3,999,930 points in the negative, by my estimate.

[pro267]

we have reviwed your tax return and our calculations of your last years accounts a tax refund of 178.25 is due

Bad grammar and punctuation are the first signs of a scam.
I blame this on the Nigerian education system.

[Skweeky]

Yeah but mate, it supposedly came from the tax office. They're not known for their outstanding intelligence.

[darkstate01]

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[Alien5]

yes.