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Tax: fraudulent e-mails suggest a refund!
Tax phishing
Recently, fraudulent tax refund e-mails have been circulating in taxpayers’ inboxes. The Direction des finances publiques is calling for vigilance and clearly denouncing aphishing attempt. Here’s how it works.
Thousands of euros in tax refunds
The Public Finance Department is the victim of identity theft, while taxpayers are being solicited using phishing techniques. In fact, for several days now, taxpayers have been receiving an e-mail that has not gone unnoticed, and which has raised questions among recipients and the government alike.
An email with the subject “remboursement des finances publiques” is sent from the impots.gouv.fr portal. Going a step further in its content, the email mentions a tax refund with a tempting sum, which can go up to thousands of euros, constituting a pleasant surprise for taxpayers… in appearance!
The e-mail offers the recipient access to a form for entering credit card details. An SMS will then be sent to confirm the transfer and receipt of the refund.
A fraudulent practice to obtain confidential information
This e-mail created quite a stir, with some people even smelling a scam and not hesitating to report it. According to the Direction des finances publiques (DGFIP), this is a fraudulent practice that uses users’ confidential information to defraud them.
The DGFIP calls for vigilance, insisting that the tax authorities will never ask taxpayers for their bank card numbers. It also keeps hammering home the fact that these kinds of scams are very common, and come in waves, especially during this period of health crisis.
Be alert and never deal with suspicious e-mails
To protect taxpayers and, above all, to help them detect phishing attempts, impots.gouv.fr regularly publishes information on how to strengthen computer security and avoid falling into the trap.
There are many signs of a scam: spelling mistakes, syntax errors, requests for bank details or confidential information. These phishing e-mails are usually written automatically, without correction, before being sent out to as many people as possible. Finally, the DGFIP also advises you not to open the e-mail or click on any links. It recommends deleting such e-mails immediately and permanently, in case you receive them.
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