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Is this a scam?

  • 03-05-2016 10:50PM
    #1
    thattequilagirl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,158 ✭✭✭thattequilagirl


    I got an email in my spam box, from the address revenue@revenue.ie

    It looks like the real deal, and says I'm entitled to a €300 tax refund and links to a form where I put in my details.... Spam?


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  • #2
    Gabriela Sticky Trainer
    Posts: 81,308 CMod ✭✭✭✭ Gabriela Sticky Trainer


    Definite scam


  • #3
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,808 ✭✭✭✭smash


    thattequilagirl wrote: »
    I got an email in my spam box, from the address revenue@revenue.ie

    It looks like the real deal, and says I'm entitled to a €300 tax refund and links to a form where I put in my details.... Spam?

    Don't click anything except the delete button... Or the spam button!


  • #4
    clairewithani
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,270 ✭✭✭clairewithani


    Absolutely a scam.


  • #5
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,596 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    GDY151


    Yes.

    Although it appears from a legitimate email address it's easy to fake this. You will find that if you click on the link it will want bank details and the website it goes to will be nothing at all do to do with Revenue. Hovering the mouse over the link should show the actual address it goes to in your toolbar.


  • #6
    FanadMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,824 ✭✭✭FanadMan


    thattequilagirl wrote: »
    I got an email in my spam box, from the address revenue@revenue.ie

    It looks like the real deal, and says I'm entitled to a €300 tax refund and links to a form where I put in my details.... Spam?

    Yup, it's spam - I've had them from Irish and British revenue. If you check the headers you'll notice that it's not from anywhere in Ireland.


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  • #7
    tomwaterford
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,768 ✭✭✭✭tomwaterford


    thattequilagirl wrote: »
    I got an email in my spam box, from the address revenue@revenue.ie

    It looks like the real deal, and says I'm entitled to a €300 tax refund and links to a form where I put in my details.... Spam?

    Ring the revenue in the morning??

    Just to be sure like


  • #8
    vicwatson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,417 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    Ah King Abdul from Revenue - always offering me money but usually ten millionnnn dollas


  • #9
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,808 ✭✭✭✭smash


    tomwaterford wrote: »
    Ring the revenue in the morning??

    Just to be sure like

    Maybe she owes money to revenue and this is a scam by them so when you phone they go "actually I just checked it out and you owe us €1,500. Sure we'll just take that out of your next pay check"

    :D


  • #10
    thattequilagirl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,158 ✭✭✭thattequilagirl


    Ugh. Figured. Wishful thinking that you guys would go "yeah, that is definitely legit"


  • #11
    The Backwards Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    inticlaims@revenue.ie is the tax refund address, but I would imagine you have to email them before they email you.


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  • #12
    thattequilagirl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,158 ✭✭✭thattequilagirl


    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    inticlaims@revenue.ie is the tax refund address, but I would imagine you have to email them before they email you.

    But... €300...?


  • #13
    The Backwards Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    thattequilagirl wrote: »
    But... €300...?

    I wouldn't get out of bed for less than three grand.

    /missing the boom


  • #14
    marcbrophy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,757 ✭✭✭marcbrophy


    The government of any country would never admit to owing you any back taxes, let alone actively seek you out to inform you of this :P


  • #15
    JoseWasntReady
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 100 ✭✭JoseWasntReady


    The revenue getting in touch with you because they owe you money?

    Hahaha.

    Now, if it was the other way around...


  • #16
    Wheety
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,498 ✭✭✭Wheety


    As has been mentioned, if you hover your mouse over a link in the email, it will show the real address. Just don't click on the link though.


  • #17
    Half Man Half Biscuit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58 ✭✭Half Man Half Biscuit


    Go to Revenue website , it advises of the latest scams.


  • #18
    maudgonner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,455 ✭✭✭maudgonner


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anwy2MPT5RE


    Change 'Spam Spam Spam Spam' to 'Spam Scam, Spam Scam' :)


    If you think you might be due a refund (e.g. if you only worked part of the year) it's worth requesting a balancing statement from the Revenue and making sure you're claiming all the allowances you're entitled to. Very easy to do on their website.

    But they ain't gonna come looking for you to offer you free money by email :)


  • #19
    Water John
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,997 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    Scam, but in fairness to Revenue, I had a small rebate cheque that I had not cashed, its mislaid, they wrote to me telling me that this cheque was going OOD. They then sent me a replacement.


  • #20
    Academic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 445 ✭✭Academic


    Water John wrote: »
    Scam, but in fairness to Revenue, I had a small rebate cheque that I had not cashed, its mislaid, they wrote to me telling me that this cheque was going OOD. They then sent me a replacement.

    Yes, but they didn't e-mail did they? They wrote, right?

    OP it sounds like it might be worse than just a phishing scam: it could be ransomware or other malware.

    Do not click on it.


  • #21
    Water John
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,997 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    Yes, I agree the email is a scam. Sorry if I did not make that view clear.


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  • #22
    Maximus Alexander
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,080 ✭✭✭✭Maximus Alexander


    The Revenue are never going to seek you out to give you money.


  • #23
    FanadMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,824 ✭✭✭FanadMan


    Half Man Half Biscuit wrote: »
    Go to Revenue website , it advises of the latest scams.

    http://www.revenue.ie/revsearch/search?q=scam&btnSearch=Find


  • #24
    HensVassal
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,569 ✭✭✭HensVassal


    thattequilagirl wrote: »
    I got an email in my spam box, from the address revenue@revenue.ie

    It looks like the real deal, and says I'm entitled to a €300 tax refund and links to a form where I put in my details.... Spam?

    So it doesn't address you by name, quote your PPS number, have a phone number and a reference number?

    What do you think?


  • #25
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    JoseWasntReady wrote: »
    The revenue getting in touch with you because they owe you money?

    Hahaha.

    Now, if it was the other way around...

    In fairness to them, they do contact you if you are due a refund, but it's via your online PAYE account.


  • #26
    Karmella
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 668 ✭✭✭Karmella


    Anytime I've ever gotten a tax refund they've just posted it to me with the cheque attached.

    They already have all your details! They don't need to send you an email to find them out.


  • #27
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,808 ✭✭✭✭smash


    Karmella wrote: »
    Anytime I've ever gotten a tax refund they've just posted it to me with the cheque attached.

    They already have all your details! They don't need to send you an email to find them out.
    Was this back in the 90's? These days they just do everything electronically. Or at least all my refunds have been electronic.


  • #28
    Karmella
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 668 ✭✭✭Karmella


    smash wrote: »
    Was this back in the 90's? These days they just do everything electronically. Or at least all my refunds have been electronic.

    Not that long ago but yeah it was probably before I got set up to receive all communications electronically :) I don't think I've gotten any refunds since! (Feckers!!!!)


  • #29
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,808 ✭✭✭✭smash


    Karmella wrote: »
    Not that long ago but yeah it was probably before I got set up to receive all communications electronically :) I don't think I've gotten any refunds since! (Feckers!!!!)
    You might have, sometimes they just do it without notification.


  • #30
    Water John
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,997 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    Cheque from Revenue last week.


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  • #31
    BrokenArrows
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,548 ✭✭✭BrokenArrows


    marcbrophy wrote: »
    The government of any country would never admit to owing you any back taxes, let alone actively seek you out to inform you of this :P

    Uk automatically sends out refunds


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