Bookkeeping Bites – HMRC SCAM ALERT!

 

🏜 Imagine the scene….🏜 You are πŸͺ‘ sittingπŸͺ‘ there, warm, 🦢 feet 🦢up, in front of the πŸ”₯ fireπŸ”₯, cup of Yorkshire β˜•οΈ tea β˜•οΈ (there is no other tea by the way) steaming in your mitts and you are FEELING ☺️SMUG☺️
πŸ‘‡ YOU πŸ‘‡, my friend, YES YOU, are sitting in the knowledge that your βœ… TAX RETURN βœ… has been submitted, ahead of the deadline and YES, BABY, YOU ARE OWED A πŸ’· REFUND πŸ’·!!
Woooooohooooo!!! You already have your eyes set on a little savings fund, and some treats……
πŸ“² πŸ“² “Ooooh, what’s that, is that a message on my ‘phone?” (that is you by the way)
βœ… YES βœ…, it is! And would you believe it, the message is from BIG G to say that to get my tax refund all I have to do is CLICK HERE!!” (that is still you…)
Well, whodathunked it eh? Big G moving with the times and embracing technology! Looks like those treats are coming a bit sooner than you think!!
πŸ’₯ HEY πŸ’₯ YOU πŸ’₯ SMUGNESS OF SMUGNESS πŸ’₯ STOP πŸ’₯
❌ GUESS WHAT? That text AIN’T FROM BIG G. And they AIN’T GONNA GIVE YOU ANYTHING VIA A LINK IN A TEXT!! ❌
BEWARE OF THE SCAMMER!! Not only is it tax return season (“Hoorah!” I hear you all chime!) it is also the season of the scam !!
And they are praying on just πŸ’₯ ONE OF YOU πŸ’₯clicking that link and getting your personal information.
If you want more information on how to spot the SCAMS, check this out
😍😍 Keep you AND YOUR INFORMATION safe 😍😍