So, what happens when you forward an obvious scam tax refund e-mail to HMRC?
Peter Lashmar received this automated reply:
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Subject: Inappropriate Attachment
The following email message contains an unacceptable attachment and has been blocked.
From: peter@xxxxxxxx
To: phishing@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk
Subject: FW: Recalculation of your fiscal acitivity
Date: 10/20/09
Time: 14:01:23
The Sender should contact the addressee to discuss an alternative method of sending the information.
The blocked message will be deleted after 30 days.
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In other words HMRC's spam blocker blocks the very messages that HMRC is asking people to forward to them. Doh!
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