Scams – Australian Taxation Office Fraud

Scams – Australian Taxation Office Fraud

In recent years, there have been many scams sent out using the Australian Tax Office logo’d emails, advising that there is an additional refund payable to you .

These scams genreally request credit card details.

You are able to tell this is a scam as the ATO doesn’t send any information via emails regarding bank accounts.

Verify the legitimacy of a communication

You can check on any communication that you aren’t sure about, or report a phone scam, by phoning the ato on 13 28 61.

Report an unsolicited email

You can report unsolicited emails claiming to be from the ATO by forwarding the entire email to ReportEmailFraud@ato.gov.au

If you’ve been a victim of a tax-related scam

If you think you have been a victim of a tax-related scam, phone the ato on 13 28 61 – do so immediately, because your personal details, including your TFN, may be compromised.

You should also contact your bank/financial institution as soon as possible if you provided your credit card details as part of the suspected scam.

Examples of tax-related scams

Scam emails, faxes, SMS and phone calls can look or sound very convincing. You can generally tell they’re not genuine because they offer you an unexpected refund or grant and ask you to provide personal information, credit card information or money.

We will never email you asking for personal or credit card details, and you should never provide this information.

You can report a Scam here:- https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/report-a-scam

You view current scams at:- https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/