SCAM TAX REFUND

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SCAM TAX REFUND

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Hi all, just had a Email from the Inland Revenue saying that i have over paid tax by £152, click here to get refund it is another scam going round so be on your guard. Pete.
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Just reply with the suggestion you are near the tax office so you can pop in and collect it yourself... :D

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GHOSTHUNTER wrote:Just reply with the suggestion you are near the tax office so you can pop in and collect it yourself... :D
Never, ever reply to spam since it lets the spammer know that yours is a live e-mail address.
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Hi Ghostie never thought of that i will try it in the morning. Pete.
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What I should have said was reply by letter, not any email you use so Hugh's advice is sound.

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i've had one of these also in a txt to my works phone .......HMRC would not contact anyone like this offering a refund .....they wait for you to apply & claim it
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Like when the Indian accent phones saying "he is from Microsoft AND HE IS HERE TO HELP YOU."
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radar wrote:Like when the Indian accent phones saying "he is from Microsoft AND HE IS HERE TO HELP YOU."
and his name is Dave :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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fixer wrote:
radar wrote:Like when the Indian accent phones saying "he is from Microsoft AND HE IS HERE TO HELP YOU."
and his name is Dave :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
The one that called me was called Colin :lol:
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Re: SCAM TAX REFUND

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Hi all, i love the scam phone calls i pretend i am a little old lady living all alone & ask them if they can bring me food round as i haven't eaten for weeks, i ask them where they re from & whats the weather like, they usually say somewhere in India & i say is that near Blackpool. Sometime i have a whistle & give that a good blow down the phone they usually ring off them Pete
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