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HMRC Spam – Notice of Underreported Income
Alot of customers have been hit recently by some spam claiming to be from the HMRC in the UK.
The subject reads: Notice of Underreported Income
The message content reads:
From: HM Revenue and Customs [mailto:no-reply@hmrc.gov.uk]
Sent: 12 October 2009 12:06
To:
Subject: Notice of Underreported Income
Importance: LowTaxpayer ID: name-00000783574309UK
Tax Type: INCOME TAX
Issue: Unreported/Underreported Income (Fraud Application)
Please review your tax statement on HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) website (click on the link below):
review tax statement for taxpayer id: name-00000783574309UK
HM Revenue and Customs
These types of emails appear to be legitimate because they contain your first name. However they can be generated from a template, much like a mail merge, simply guessing names untill one gets through.
If you are having problem with these types of spam, or spam in general, please get in touch to find out how we can help.
We are able to provide, Sophos Puremessage, Barracuda Spam Firewall, and other spam filtering solutions.
Posted on October 14, 2009