The Tax Office has released an announcement warning taxpayers that a fraudulent email is being circulated that claims to offer a refund from the Tax Office.
Taxpayers are warned that the email fraudulently uses the Tax Office logo, and contains subject lines of: ‘Australian Taxation Office — Notification’ or ‘Australian Taxation Office — Please Read This’.
The email asks people to click on a link which sends them to a bogus website. This website will ask taxpayers for credit card and personal details in order to receive a refund.
Greg Farr, acting Tax Commissioner, explained that anyone who receives the email should delete it immediately.
The Tax Office has asked all taxpayers to type internet addresses directly into their internet browser rather than clicking on hyperlinks attached to emails.
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