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Suspected phishing attempt reported, Subject: Important Notification

Published on: Tue, 05/01/2012
Last Modified: Tue, 05/01/2012 - 8:02am


 

The following email has been reported as a phishing attempt to obtain personal information.  Please do not click on the link or reply to the e-mail.

Subject of phishing email: Account Warning

Content of phishing email:

(See attached file: Tax Refund Form.htm)

Canada Revenue Agency 23/04/2012
IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION

Dear Taxpayer,
After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of 223.56 CAD.

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

To access your tax refund, please follow the steps below:

.....- download the Tax Refund Form attached to this email
.....- open it in a browser
.....- follow the instructions on your screen

A refund can be delayed for a variety of reasons. For example submitting invalid records or applying after the deadline.

Regards,
Canada Revenue Agency