Nice Revenue and Customs

[Tonysmedley]

The staff at “Revenue and Customs“ really ought to have lessons in good English writing!
Just look at this missive which they have sent to me. I am not bothering to reply; it has already gone into my Spam can!.
P.S. Wasn’t it nice of them to offer me their Best Regards?

“Tax Refund Notification
After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity of this month, we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of 588.50 GBP. Due too our Our Technical Security Observe Multiple Error Logins from your Account ID with us here, Please do verify your account with us by clicking on here below to prove account ownership.

Please submit the tax refund request and allow 3-5 days in order to process it.

Click HERE
click on your own bank and have your refund tax in your bank account

Note : A refund can be delayed a variety of reasons, for example submitting invalid
records or applying after deadline.

Best Regards

HM Revenue & Customs”

[hertsbob]

You're aware that that's a phishing scam, aren't you?

Cheers

Bob

(Just checking )

[Acorncomputer]

Hi

As Bob says, this is a scam and H M Revenue & Customs never communicate in this way.

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/security/index.htm

Under no circumstances reply to anything like this it could cost you a lot of money.

In general, H M Revenue & Customs are all for us communicating information to them electronically but at the moment it is not usually possible to communicate with them by e-mail. Phone or letter is preferred method.

The dodgy grammar should alert you to the fact that this is not genuine, much like the scam bank notifications that are not put together very well.

[phill70]

I get a couple of those everyday, think of all that money I am missing out on

[douglee]

Hi All,

The dodgy grammar should alert you to the fact that this is not genuine, much like the scam bank notifications that are not put together very well.

Yes very true. But how many people can recognise bad grammar these days?
You only need to look at many of the post's on these Forums.

Good luck
Doug

[phill70]

I get quite a few from this bloke

PLEASE YOU ARE ADVICE TO READ THIS MESSAGE CAREFULLY BEFORE REPLYING

There is an issue with the AccessBank MoneyGram Money transfer in full Compensation payment of $2.8Million united state dollars directed in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308 at the owner of this email address and it was scheduled earlier to pay you $7,000usd on daily basis starting from tomorrow and it will be released into your account as soon as you respond to this letter.

It became imperative to contact you on the subject matter because after the fund has been brought to our office to remit somebody from your country by name Charles Porter contacted us and said you are on sick bed and ordered him to contact us to remit the USD$2.8Million using his information to pick up your fund presently under our custody for transfer on your behalf.
The Official responsible for the presentation of your money valued USD$2.8Million Winning quickly granted approvals to their application now waiting for final endorsement from Board of Trustees.

When our AccessBank Debit Note was submitted to my desk for final Approvals before forwarding it to Board for endorsement, I noticed that there are discrepancies as there was no evidence of authorisation letter from you for Charles Porter to receive the fund on your behalf.I urgently summoned The Official responsible for the presentation of the winning and directed him to stop the movement of the funds and at the same time placed a stop order instruction on the funds pending when your views and comments are received with regards to this matter.

I hereby urged you to call or email me urgently for your comments which will be highly appreciated if you are still alife or not on sick bed with sum of require activation fee $120, to commence the transfer of your first payment $7,000.00usd accordingly, because we will not hesitate to continue the payment transfer activation with the name of the gentleman on claim if no response come from you. Contact me on this number :+2299-8693-679.or e-mail me back using this address accessbankplcm@europe.com as your silence will be a clear indication that you authorised him to effect the above changes.

Also fill the information below to help us facilitate your transfer via MoneyGram
1) Your Full Name:.............
2) Country and Mobile:. .
3) Home/ Office Address:....
4) Profession and Age:.......
YOUR URGENT RESPOND IS HIGHLY NEEDED.

REGARDS,
REV.DR. ERIC MAXWELL
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS,
AccessBank PLC MoneyGram Dept.(accessbankplcm@europe.com

[AndyUK]

Hi All,

The dodgy grammar should alert you to the fact that this is not genuine, much like the scam bank notifications that are not put together very well.

Yes very true. But how many people can recognise bad grammar these days?
You only need to look at many of the post's on these Forums.

Good luck
Doug

I suppose it was inevitable that a post criticising bad grammar in posts here should contain bad grammar!

Andy L

[douglee]

Hi Andy,

Hi All,

The dodgy grammar should alert you to the fact that this is not genuine, much like the scam bank notifications that are not put together very well.

Yes very true. But how many people can recognise bad grammar these days?
You only need to look at many of the post's on these Forums.

Good luck
Doug

I suppose it was inevitable that a post criticising bad grammar in posts here should contain bad grammar!

Andy L

Now.
I could say "So you spotted the deliberate mistake?"
Or even. "So I am human."


Good luck
Doug

[Tonysmedley]

Bob,
Please read my first paragraph! I wasn't born yesterday but 88 years ago!
Tony

[Acorncomputer]

Bob,
Please read my first paragraph! I wasn't born yesterday but 88 years ago!
Tony

Indeed, but I can assure you that some younger people have been fooled into thinking this particular scam is genuine

[stephenholmes]

Hello Tony
Here is something to make you smile
Kind regards Stephen

[Tonysmedley]

It is of course and sadly, that a lot of people are fooled by these scams.
However I find it hard to be sympathetic to people who have been motivated by greed.
One of the earliest lessons I learned inn my working life was "there ain't no such thing as a free lunch"

Tony

[oldrocker]

In brief, I love the Nigerian scam where someone lost whatever thousands of pounds and then, about two months later, got a email from some Nigerian 'solicitors' saying they were on the case and for whatever thousands of pounds could recover the original sum lost.

So, the swindled person contacted them . . . I'll leave you to fill in the rest !

[Acorncomputer]

The Nigerian one must have been going for at least 30 years. I used to get stencil printed letters in those early days and the spelling was just as bad then.

[codrivermike]

You will know when you get a request from the Revenue & Customs, it will come through your door like a piece of rotting fruit wrapped around a very large brick.