Scam emails

[bluebird34]

I have received an email purporting to be from Customs and Excise and telling me that I have £167 overpaid tax to reclaim. They ask me to fill in the attached form and email back to claim as it cannot be done over thephone. This is obviously a scam and I have not opened the attachment but I wonder if it is common or if I should report it to anyone. Janet

[squarebear]

Scam mails are extremely common, just delete it. Certainly don't forward it on or that makes you as bad as the spammer.

[jno]

life's too short to report scam emails, imho. Customs will certainly be aware of their existence as they're quite common.

[Hopkirk]

I get loads of these.

Most of mine tell me they owe me about £800ish, so I must be considerably richer than yow.

Just mark it as spam and bin it.

[bibblebub]

it has been discussed her before http://www.theanswerb...e/Question931493.html

[tanny22]

tomking if you mean report it to the police, i tried they were not interested they just said oh yes we know all about it,

[squarebear]

The fact that they don't mention you by name should be your biggest clue to a scam email.

[cazzz1975]

you have to think logically as well, customs and excise would not email you, they would contact you in writing.

[bluebird34]

Thank you for your answers, Hopkirk most people are richer than we OAP's, guess that's why these scams often work. Janet x

[Hopkirk]

I wasn't meaning to be rude, it was just a reference to a comedy great.

http://www.youtube.co...O_XAI&feature=related

[ummmm]

I don't get any of these emails. I'm feeling rather unspecial....

[Hopkirk]

I can forward one on to you, Ummmm.

Just reply and you will get hundreds.

[ChuckFickens]

OR just go and post your email address on a few web sites, you'll soon think you are so popular it's untrue and the offers of money from all around the world will flood in.

[sara3]

.. and you can get some genuine certificates for that degree you forgot you took!

[ummmm]

Lol....I use to get them. I don't know why I don't anymore. My account got hacked and was sending out spam about weight loss or something. Changed my password and haven't received anything since...

[sara3]

and you can add inches to your... errrr...... ;o)

[ChuckFickens]

"and you can add inches to your... errrr"

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