The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has warned the public regarding fraudsters sending an email talking about unsettled payments.
The scam leads you to a malicious website.
See an example of the latest payment scam here
Make sure the email or SMS is genuine before you click on any link.
Protect yourself from scams and phishing!
Do not open or respond to emails from unknown sources.
Beware of emails or SMSs asking for personal, tax, banking or eFiling details.
SARS will never send you hyperlinks to other websites.
Watch a short tutorial video on how to spot scams.
All known scams are listed on the Scams and Phishing webpage and if in doubt, email the IT security team on phishing@sars.gov.za.
Unsuspecting taxpayers
Meanwhile, as previously reported by The South African website, SARS has warned the public regarding fraudsters sending emails to unsuspecting taxpayers and businesses pretending to be SARS employees.
The emails typically contain an attachment with a link where one can ‘settle an outstanding balance or debt’.
A real SARS employee’s name and contact details appear on the email signature, but if you look closely the email domain is different.
Below, an example of the impersonation scam:
Have you ever been conned by such a scam – or similar?
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