THERE'S ONE LAST INBOX SCAM TARGETING GMAIL, OUTLOOK

THERE'S ONE LAST INBOX SCAM TARGETING GMAIL, OUTLOOK, AND HOTMAIL USERS

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Scammers are targeting users of certain email services in a new inbox scam.

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Gmail, Hotmail, and Outlook users are advised to be on high alert as the new strategy is quite sophisticated and many people can fall prey to them.

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Under this new scam, users receive an email from Her Majesty's Customs and Revenue Office (HMRC) informing them that they are eligible for a tax refund.

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Unsuspecting users are then asked to click on a link that takes them to a website like HMRC.

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There, they are asked to enter personal information such as Social Security numbers and other personal and financial information, reports Express.

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The UK's national cyber and fraud reporting center, Action Fraud, said more than 400 cases of this email scanning have been reported in less than a month.

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We have received 442 reports about fake emails originating from HMRC in two weeks.

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The email states that the recipient is due for a tax refund,

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and the links in the email lead to genuine-appearing phishing websites designed to steal personal and financial information.

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