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Tax Refund Scam

  • 05-02-2016 10:27pm
    #1
    dennyire
    Registered Users Posts: 1,835 ✭✭✭


    Mods please feel free to move if in wrong Forum

    My daughter received an official looking email from Revenue saying she was due a tax refund of 344 euro, and asked for her bank account details in order to transfer the money.

    Luckily she checked with Revenue and they confirmed that they never look for anyones account details.

    Just be warned and hopefully nobody will fall for it/


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  • #2
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    dennyire wrote: »
    Just be warned and hopefully nobody will fall for it/

    You'd be an idiot to fall for it


  • #3
    Youngblood.III
    Site Banned Posts: 777 ✭✭✭Youngblood.III


    Unfortunately there are some about, fairplay for highlighting it.


  • #4
    Duiske
    Registered Users Posts: 3,087 ✭✭✭Duiske


    smash wrote: »
    You'd be an idiot to fall for it

    People do fall for it though. More chance of someone falling for a scam like this, where they are promised a relatively small amount of money, than someone falling for the "You've won $1,536,388", in a lottery they never even entered.


  • #5
    Lia_lia
    Registered Users Posts: 6,691 ✭✭✭Lia_lia


    I'm amazed that people fall for these things.


  • #6
    Menas
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,318 ✭✭✭✭Menas


    I dunno why, but it still surprises me that people fall for these scams. But they do.


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  • #7
    Hammer89
    Registered Users Posts: 3,003 ✭✭✭Hammer89


    I get the same emails. The only reason I knew it was a scam is because I don't pay tax.


  • #8
    Sir Osis of Liver.
    Registered Users Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭Sir Osis of Liver.


    What?
    Tax Refund.

    Where do I sign up?


  • #9
    Diemos
    Registered Users Posts: 1,417 ✭✭✭Diemos


    Ah great, more spam for the usual Facebook "97% won't share this, are you one of the 3%" brigade.


    *** I really should just get around to it and delete my facebook account.......


  • #10
    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    A lot of work goes into phishing, you gotta give 'em something..


  • #11
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    dennyire wrote: »
    Mods please feel free to move if in wrong Forum

    My daughter received an official looking email from Revenue saying she was due a tax refund of 344 euro, and asked for her bank account details in order to transfer the money.

    Luckily she checked with Revenue and they confirmed that they never look for anyones account details.

    Just be warned and hopefully nobody will fall for it/

    That scam has been running for a couple of years. I get a few emails a year from them. Nobody will ever look for details like that. Do people still fall for these things?


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  • #12
    cml387
    Registered Users Posts: 8,363 ✭✭✭cml387


    It's a common scam but, lest we all get too smug about these things, everyone no matter how smart can be fooled.
    Don't be too complacent about your ability to smell a scam and sometimes it's the smartest who are the most easily fooled.


  • #13
    kingchess
    Registered Users Posts: 795 ✭✭✭kingchess


    Got that e-mail as well.their spelling was a wee bit off, example was spelt "exemple",I was under the impression that ROS would have smarter people working for them,anyway I am really looking forward to my refund,


  • #14
    StupidLikeAFox
    Registered Users Posts: 7,697 ✭✭✭StupidLikeAFox


    No need for people to be smug about it, young people and old people are generally not au fait with technology and if something like this comes in and looks official it can catch them.

    I just received my P60 this week via email. If I then receive a similar email shortly after saying I am due a refund I can see how some people might feel they are related.


  • #15
    BorneTobyWilde
    Registered Users Posts: 35,609 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


    I fell for the Nigerian prince
    He never did transfer those millions


  • #16
    BorneTobyWilde
    Registered Users Posts: 35,609 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


    I fell for the Nigerian prince
    He never did transfer those millions


  • #17
    Lights On
    Registered Users Posts: 1,752 ✭✭✭Lights On


    Am I the only one who opened this thread hoping for a step by step how to guide :(


  • #18
    Pinch Flat
    Registered Users Posts: 7,761 ✭✭✭Pinch Flat


    Apparently a disproportionate amount of people here fell for the black money scam back in my the day

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_money_scam

    It doesn't surprise me one bit that people would be dumb enough to give out bank details for a tax refund / Spanish lottery win transfer / Nigerian multi million dollar through your account scam.


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