There are a number of email scams purporting to be from HMRC regarding such things as tax rebates and refunds, targeted to SHU email addresses. These are scams, and the advice from HMRC is as follows;
- HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will never send notifications of a tax rebate / refund by email, or ask you to disclose personal or payment information by email.
- Do not visit the website contained within the email or disclose any personal or payment information.
For more information visit http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/security/examples.htm
If you have any queries regarding this or any other IT security topics then contact the University IT Security Officer by E-Mail at ! IT Security@shu.ac.uk or telephone Extension 6486.