Tax Returns Notice

Email Fraud Alert received from: Stephen

I recently received an email with this subject line: Tax Returns Notice and I am concerned that it could be an attempt at defrauding me. Let me know in the comments section what you think, please.

The full contents of the suspected fraudulent (phishing / scamming) e-mail appear below:

SARS eFILING

Due for Refund

We have collated your tax filing for the year and a credit is due to you. Please ensure that you redeem today to avoid further delay.

You have received this message on the basis of the following tax type:

Corporate Income Tax
Customs Duties
Pay As You Earn (PAYE)
Personal Income Tax
Provisional Tax
Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF)
Value Added Tax (VAT)

Please visit our website for further details

VISIT NOW

Sincerely,
SARS eFILING Team

The above email was sent by “SARS eFILING Team” from this email address: e-revenue@payersarsa.co.za

I, Stephen, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “SARS eFILING Team”:

I do not use e filing and the webpage that opens asks for information which SARS already has. It gives the URL as http://mikeoreilly.tk/blog/wp-content/themes/nisarg/cmond/index.php?rimb=YWRtaW5AamFib29sYS5jb20= WHICH IS NOT SARS