Current phishing scams 2016 pdf#

As HM Revenue and Customs are receiving a high number of referrals each month relating to bogus text messages. Text changes and references made to include 'text / SMS messages' in English and Welsh versions of the PDF. Message warning of 'Recorded message threatening legal action' added to English and Welsh versions.Ī new type of phishing scam regarding 'Tax Returns', which is being circulated in high volumes, has been added.Ī new type of phishing scam which is being circulated in high volumes has been added to the pdf.

Current phishing scams 2016 pdf#

The Bogus callers section has been removed and replaced with a new Bogus phone calls section.Ī new type of Tax Rebate phishing scam, that contains PDF attachments, has been added.īogus callers section updated with new information. The guidance has been updated with new examples of a bogus email, website, text message and PDF attachment. Guidance on requests to complete NRL1 forms and return by fax has been removed.

The guidance has been updated with new examples of a bogus email, website. The guidance has been updated with information about 'WhatsApp' messages.Ī new example of a HMRC related phishing email scam has been added. This page has been updated to let you know that HMRC is aware of COVID-19-Corona Virus SMS scams telling customers they can claim a ‘goodwill payment’.Īn example of an email phishing scam related to the coronavirus - COVID-19 has been added to the Welsh version of this guidance.Īn example of an email phishing scam related to the coronavirus - COVID-19 has been added.

Information has been added about a coronavirus (COVID-19) SMS scam that tells customers they have been fined £250 for leaving the house.

The 'Suspicious phone calls' section has been amended to include scam calls relating to National Insurance Number fraud.Īn updated example of an HMRC related phishing email and phishing website has been added to English and Welsh version of this guidance. 'HMRC customs duty scams' section added.Īn image of a scam email for claiming the SEISS fourth grant has been added.Įxamples of email and text scams have been updated including Coronavirus (COVID-19) scams Phishing and scam examples updated and up to date screenshots included. Rep.) Costa Rica Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Côte d'Ivoire Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Estonia Finland France Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Global Greece Guatemala Guinea Honduras Hong Kong SAR, China Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Interaméricas Ireland (Republic of) Isle of Man Israel ישראל Italy Jamaica Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Kosovo Laos Latvia Liberia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Malta Mauritius Middle East Region Middle East Bahrain Egypt Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates West Bank Gaza Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Mozambique México Mexico Namibia Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Nigeria Norway Pakistan Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Romania Rwanda Senegal Serbia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland Taiwan 臺灣 Tanzania Thailand Trinidad and Tobago Turkey Türkiye Uganda Ukraine Україна United Kingdom UK United States US USA U.S.Examples of a scam email and a phishing website have been updated. Afrique Francophone Albania Andorra Angola Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Barbados Belgium Belgique België Bermuda Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brasil British Virgin Islands Brunei Bulgaria Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Caribbean Cayman Islands Central and Eastern Europe Chad Channel Islands Chile China Colombia Congo (Brazzaville) Congo (Dem.