Fraudulent Government Scam Email

We would like to you make you aware of a Government scam email regarding the 4^th Self-Employed Income Support (SEISS) which has been circulating recently.

It has an official looking Gov.uk logo with a convincing typeface and format, with the email subject line ‘HMRC SEISS Tax Refund Notification’. It claims the SEISS grant is now open and points you to sign into the ‘HMRC Online Services’. It instructs you to sign in and ‘follow steps 1 to 3 to have your tax refund credit to your bank account’. Please note the SEISS grant is not a tax refund. You are then advised to have your ID ready to submit an application and are encouraged to click on a HMRC online services self-assessment hyperlink. The email then states that ‘for security reason we will record (IP Address, Time and Date) Deliberate Wrong input or flooding will be criminally pursued’. Please note the grammatical errors in the fraudsters’ last statement.

A number of people have already been duped by this email scam so if you have a doubt, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us to check the authenticity of the email.