New bogus Tax Office scam hits Australia

A new email scam has hit Australia today with scammers asking for personal information aimed at stripping funds out of the accounts of unsuspecting email recipients.

They are promising a non-existent refund of $650.90.

The amazing thing is that the bogus email address being used by the scammers includes ".gov.au" as part of the domain.

How can they get such an address which is limited to official government departments and agencies?

This is the scam email:

From: refund@ato.gov.au

Dear Taxpayer,

After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have
determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $650.90.

Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 6-9 days in order
to process it.

A refund can be delayed for a variety of reasons.

For example submitting invalid records or applying after the deadline.

To access your tax refund, use the form attached to this email.


Regards,
Australian Taxation Office


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PAUL TULLY: PaulGTully@gmail.com

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