Thousands of Spaniards await the arrival of the ship Payment of 2021 Income Tax Return. On June 30, the deadline expired, and the Treasury must make payments by December 31 of this year, but can exceed this deadline by paying interest. The problem is that other people’s friends are taking advantage of the situation to cheat.
we already talked about BRAT, dangerous malware that attacks Android phones in Spain and Italy to empty their owners’ bank accounts. And now we have to inform you about a scam in which the identity of the Tax Office was hijacked in order to deceive you.
They are trying to deceive you with this message
as posted by National Police A new phishing scam has been detected on the official Twitter account where you receive a fake SMS stating that you will be paid the Income Statement payment and that you need to open a form and trying to impersonate the Tax Office. .
The truth is that the message doesn’t look real at all, because it even has an overly formal tone. literally “Tax Office: I entitle you to a tax refund.” However, more than one user may have clicked on the link in hopes of receiving the expected payment.
When you access it, you will fill out a fake form where you will actually enter your bank details. so the scammers behind this trap can take control of your bank accounts.
Attention The Tax Office will not contact you via WhatsApp, but will send you an official message. In it they will simply state that “Your refund has been processed by the Tax Administration bodies by estimating the refund you requested.This message means that they have reviewed your return and accepted the payment. If you have outstanding debt, a message will also appear stating this. “However, his return is confirmed”. Mainly to cut pending fines and taxes.
Like this, The message they send via networks like SMS and WhatsApp has nothing to do with the original. The problem is that other more elaborate scams will pop up in the future and better encourage deception.
So, if you haven’t received your 2021 Income Statement payment yet, be patient and use official mechanisms like the app available for iOS and Android smartphones if you want to know the status of your refund.
Source: Cincodias Elpais
