Beware of 'tax refund' emails
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SCAMMERS ARE SENDING OUT PHISHING EMAILS PURPORTING TO COME FROM TAX AUTHORITIES CONSUMER group UFC-Que Choisir is warning against scam e-mails purporting to be from bodies such as tax or
family allowance authorities. Internet users in particular are being warned to watch out for emails that look as if they are from DGFiP, the public body in charge of tax. People have been
receiving emails from [email protected] pretending to offer a tax refund and asking for bank details. You are asked to click on a link to go to a site, which looks like
the official tax one, www.impots.gouv.fr, but is actually http://gouv.name/formulairederemboursement Numerous spelling mistakes also give away the fact that the site is not genuine. This is
also the case with scam emails some people have received that appear to come from the Caisse d’Allocations Familiales. Another phishing scam is one that purports to come from IT company
McAfee, asking you to download fake anti-virus software. In all cases, the golden rule is not to send your bank details after receiving unsolicited emails. The DGFiP has stressed that it
never asks for bank details in emails, whether for payment of tax or to make a refund of tax overpaid.