Tax Administration warns against fraud mail – VG

If you have received an email from what appears to be the Tax Administration with the promise of tax refund of 6874.44 million should delete it immediately.

– Tax Administration has received messages today that it has been sent out fake emails about tax refunds. This is an attempt at fraud. Delete the email, says security chief Svein Mobakken in Skatteeteaten VG.

VG Thursday been contacted by a number of readers who have received the email from what at first glance appear to be from the Tax Administration, but which contains several typos.

– In the email it says “tax refund” in the subject field, and the recipient requested to send sensitive information after pressing a link. This is a so-called phishing attempts to lure to themselves credit card number and encodes says Mobakken.

Also last year wrote VG about a phishing e-mail that was sent out to a number Norwegians.

E-mail pretended to be from the Tax Administration and claimed recipients were entitled to the same amount in tax refunds that the emitted now.

– Do not enter information or press links

He stressed that the Tax Administration will never ask for credit card details, security codes, bills, copy of passport, driving license or bank account number via email.

– All our electronic communication with taxpayers happens logged. Do not provide any information they request or answer e-mail. Do not press any links or attachments, he says

If you have already entered sensitize information cards – or code information that was requested in the email should immediately blocking cards and accounts, encourage Mobakken in Tax Administration.

Asking to be notified

Tax looking seriously at such scams, and, according Mobakken police several previous mailings .

– We are not alone to be used in phishing scams. Also banks and tax agencies in Denmark and Sweden experiencing being abused in this way.

He encourages recipients of this type of scam to notify the Tax Administration directly:

– Please send suspicious emails to phishing@skatteetaten.no. It gives us the opportunity to discover new varieties faster, says Mobakken.