an email claiming to beAttack.Phishingfrom HMRC that claims that the agency has recalculated their last fiscal activity and determined that they are eligible to receive a tax refund of £684.97 . Similar to the above warning , the fake HMRC email advisesAttack.Phishingthat you have to click on a link to complete and submit the refund form . This will take you to a fraudulent website that asks you to supply your name , address , and contact details along with other identifying information . The fake HMRC site also asks you to supply your credit card numbers . Supposedly , all of this information is required to allow the processing of your refund claim . In reality , the information you supply will be collectedAttack.Databreachby scammers and used to commit fraud and steal your identity . If you have receivedAttack.Phishingan HMRC related phishing/bogus email , please forward it to : phishing @ hmrc.gsi.gov.uk and then delete it . Do not visit the website contained within the email or disclose any personal or payment information . Our advice is to delete this or any other similar messages .
There ’ s a new scam on the block and over 200 people have already been hit . Here ’ s what you need to know about the TV Licence con . Action Fraud is warning that criminals are sending outAttack.Phishingemails pretending to beAttack.Phishingfrom TV Licensing . The watchdog says it has already received over 200 reports about the phishing scamAttack.Phishing. The email luresAttack.Phishingyou in by saying you are owed a refund on your TV Licence payments . But , it ’ s a con and all the senders are really after is your bank details . What does the email say ? So far all the emails have been the same . They say : “ This is an official notification from TV Licensing ! “ We would like to notify you that , after the last annual calculation we have determined that you are eligible to receive a TV Licensing refund of 85.07 GBP . “ Due to invalid account details records , we were unable to credit your account . Please fill in the TV Licensing refund request and allow us 5-6 working days to the amount to be credited to your account. ” All this is untrue . If you receive this email the best thing to do is report it to Action Fraud and then delete it . Do not click on any links within the email . “ A small number of our customers have receivedAttack.Phishingscam email messages saying they are due a refund , ” a spokesperson for TV Licensing has said . “ A link directsAttack.Phishingcustomers to a fake version of the official TV Licensing website which asks them to enter personal information and bank details . “ If you receive a similar email message please delete it . If you have already clicked the link , do not enter or submit any information . TV Licensing never sends refund information by email and is investigating the source of the fraud. ” While these emails are a scam they carry an element of truth – you might be due a refund from TV Licensing . There are a number of ways you can avoid paying the full licence fee . If you are a student you are entitled to a £37 discount on the £147.50 colour TV licence . You can also apply for a refund if you ’ ve paid for a TV Licence beyond your 75th birthday . Anyone over the age of 75 is entitled to watch TV for free . TV Licences apply to households not individuals so if anyone if your household is a student , or over 75 then you all get the benefit of their discount . Similarly , if someone in your house is severely visually impaired they are entitled to a half-price TV licence . You can apply for a refund via the official TV Licensing Website .