I received this phishing spam this morning supposedly from HM Customs and Revenue regarding online tax forms. Well I don't do my tax on-line so how come I'm being asked to click on a link to download something....................... big warning bells sounding so if you get one of these bin it or add the email address to your blocked senders list.

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Unauthorised use

From: rebate@hmrc.gov.uk
Subject: Unauthorised use
Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Hmrc has been receiving complaints from our customers for unauthorised use
of the Online accounts. As a result we are making an extra security check on all of our
Customers account in order to protect their information from theft and fraud.
to confirm your identity please following the link below.

Please click here for details .We recommend that you keep a
copy for your records.

Please allow us 1 to 3 days to update your account.

Our head office address can be found on our web site at http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/

Thank you,
HM Revenue & Customs Officer
William Fulton
www.hmrc.gov.uk

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Please allow us 1 to 3 days to empty your account.

I reported it to the HMRC phishing website/ dept and got a reply

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Thank you for letting us know about the suspicious email you received.

Our specialist team will look into your submission and take the
necessary action. We cannot always inform you of the outcome of these
investigations but we do act on each submission we get.

Please be aware that HMRC does not use email to contact people about
being eligible for a repayment or to ask personal information or
payment.

If you are concerned that after receiving a HMRC related scam email you
have:

* disclosed personal information (such as password/user ID);
* disclosed credit/debit card information; or
* reason to believe your computer has been exposed to a virus

please forward a report to us at security.custcon@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk so
that we can look into it. If you disclosed credit/debit card
information you need to immediately report the matter to your bank/card
issuer.

Emails such as the one you received are issued in huge numbers and sent
indiscriminately, which is why we recommend using up to date spam
filters and other online protection. HMRC takes online security very
seriously and with law enforcement agencies works hard to identify and
stop these attacks.

We also continuously monitor systems and customer records to guard
against fraudulent activity. The methods fraudsters use to get the
information they want is constantly changing so we provide regular
updates on the types of scams we are aware of. The main risk is theft
of identity or online account access details. Please ensure that you
keep your password and user ID secret and update them regularly. Please
report any suspicious activity to HMRC immediately.

HMRC publicises details of current scams on our website
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/security/index.htm.

Regards

HMRC

The information in this e-mail and any attachments is confidential and may be subject to legal professional privilege. Unless you are the intended recipient or his/her representative you are not authorised to, and must not, read, copy, distribute, use or retain this message or any part of it. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately.

HM Revenue & Customs computer systems will be monitored and communications carried on them recorded, to secure the effective operation of the system and for lawful purposes.

The Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs are not liable for any personal views of the sender.

This e-mail may have been intercepted and its information altered.

The original of this email was scanned for viruses by the Government Secure Intranet virus scanning service supplied by Cable&Wireless Worldwide in partnership with MessageLabs. (CCTM Certificate Number 2009/09/0052.) On leaving the GSi this email was certified virus free.
Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, monitored and/or recorded for legal purposes.

I love getting these things (usually 3 a week)

The best ones are the Lloyds bank security update ones asking to click a link and confirm all my details. Now I don't even bank with Lloyds but have great pleasure in offering all my (so called) account details.

I can see them now thinking they got another schmuck whilst they waste their time trying to buy something or log onto an account with the random numbers/passwords I give them.  Ash
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