This is a warning to any Aussies that received the email that I’ve posted below. It’s not from RevenueSa at all and is merely out to get your details so they can rip you off. While it may look legitimate it is definitely one of those phishing emails that are always landing in our inbox these days.
I took a chance and clicked on the attachment, the things that I do for my readers just to see what it contained. I must admit the form was very professional and the bit at the end that says;
Important: The tax law imposes heavy penalties for giving false or misleading information.
I declare that: All the information I have given on this tax return, including any attachments, is true and correct.
may well fool the uninitiated into divulging their personal information, but please, if you receive the following email, disregard it immediately and simple trash it, it’s nothing but BS!
Warning
Tax return
2009 – 2010
Recalculation of you tax refund
ATTN: Dear Applicant
After the last annual calculation of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $314.79
Your Application Code: 731948115, complete the tax return form attached to this message.
After completing the form, submit the form by clicking the SUBMIT button on form and allow us 5-9 business days in order to process it.
Our head office address can be found on our official web site.
Note: For security reasons, we recommend that you close your browser after you have finished accessing your refund status.
- For security reasons, we will record your ip-address and date.
- Deliberate wrong inputs are criminally pursued and indicted.
Sincerely,
RevenueSA
Again, this email is utter bullshit, do not, I repeat DO NOT fill out the attached form, delete it immediately. How do I know? Well, apart from it reeking of SCAM, while it listed the return email address as www.revenuesa.sa.gov.au, after checking properties I noticed it had the following ‘return path’ www.revenuesa.sa.gov.au@abacoap.net! Pretty suss huh?
Here is an interesting email for you, that I received today. It’s obviously of the phishing type but I’m not sure how it intends to suck anybody in. It links to a legitimate site, probably so that it lends some sort of authority to the email itself, but it’s so full of crap you’d have to be a moron to believe it to be anything but utter bullshit.
It seems that this one is using some sort of scare tactics but it’s so full of crap that I doubt that anyone would believe for a moment it was intended for them, but then again, you never know. Here’s the email, I’d be interested in your opinion of it.
Dr. Mark Tunde,
Executive Director in African Department and Debt Reconciliation Officer
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Plot 39, Ozumba Mbadiwe Street Victoria Island Lagos Nigeria. http://www.imf.org
Dear Sir/ Madam,
Re: Intercepted Transfer worth Eleven Million Dollars ($11,000,000)
It has come to our notice in our Headquarters building (I.M.F) that your impending funds from Africa, which was Intercepted worth Eleven Million Dollars ($11,000,000) has been released to you ,we noticed that you made several attempt to transfer your funds but to no avail. Our investigation continued to the African Department (I.M.F). The monitoring team gave an unsatisfactory report to your transaction; hence the chairman is presently under investigation for conspiracy with your representative with intension to divert your funds.
You are advised to desist from contacting anyone including your agent or representative in these regard, International Monetary Fund has taken full responsibility to transfer your fund to you, respond to these mail by providing your full below;
YOUR FULL NAME:
YOUR ADDRESS:
YOUR TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBER:
YOUR OCCUPATION:
You can also give me a call as soon as possible for an oral discussion. Direct Telephone Line: +2348062226888
Yours Faithfully,
Dr. Mark Tunde,
Executive Director African Department
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Direct Telephone Line: +2348062226888
So what do you make of that one? Would you fall for it?
I haven’t posted one of these for awhile, you know the ones of the deceased estate where you’re promised a fortune if you follow the instructions.
I am the above named person from Chile. I am married to Mr David soo Santos who worked with Chile Embassy for seven years before he died .We were married for years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only two weeks. Before his death we were both born again Christians. Since his death I decided not to r e-marry or get a child outside my Matrimonial home which the Bible is against. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of (four Million seven hundred thousand United State Dollars) as safe deposit with a vault house.
Presently, this money is still deposited as safe deposit with vault house .Recently; my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next four months due to cancer Problem. Though what disturbs me most is my stroke sickness. Having known my condition I decided to donate this Fund to church or better still a Christian individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct here in.To fund orphanages and widows propagating the word of God and to ensure that the house of God is maintained. The Bible made us to understand that blessed is the hand that giveth.
I took this decision because I don’t have any child that will inherit this Money and my husband relatives are not Christians and I don’t want my husband’s hard earned money to be misused by unbelievers. I don want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner. Hence the reason for taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord. The lord he will fight my case and I shall hold my peace. I don’t need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health and because of the presence of my husband’s relatives around me always. I don’t want them to know about this development.
With God all things are possible As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the vault house I will also issue you a letter of authority that will prove you as the original- beneficiary of this Fund. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian. Whoever that wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and truth. Please always be prayerful all through your life.
Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for a church or Christian individual for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly
as I stated herein Hoping to hearing from you. I have set aside 10% for you and for your time and 5% for any expenses if there is any then remaining balance for the word of God.
Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.
Yours in Christ,
Mrs Christina soo Santos
Email: yourabloodyidiotifyoufallforthis@yahoo.com.hk
Not bad huh, she wants to give it to a good Christian and so she sends out a random email so that any Tom, Dick or Harry atheist, murderer, wife beater or pedophile can accept the money to use in whichever misbegotten way they like.
In case you haven’t worked it out, this email is bullshit so don’t go getting sucked in by replying to it.
What I find real upsetting is the fact that I’ve yet to hear Tony Abbott’s stance on this. This would be a real vote winner for the Liberal party and yet they’ve been rather quiet. At least the Greens, Nationals and Independent senator Nick Xenophon have all expressed concern, Nick Xenophon going as far as to accuse the Government of doing a “backroom deal” with the US.
Honestly Mr Abbott, where the bloody hell are you on this important matter. There’s less than a week left and we haven’t heard a peep out of you. If you would only stand up for your fellow Australians and Australia’s clean meat industry I’m sure you would secure a lot of votes.
I understand that we should be trading with out overseas neighbours but we should be doing it on our terms not theirs. Anyone that wants to export products to Australia should face the same rigorous measures that our Australian farmers and manufacturers have to face. Anything less would put unfair pressures on all Australians.
Come to think of it you should also have a crack at changing our labeling laws. the way they are at the moment we think we’re buying Aussie products when in actual fact we’re not. That’s bullshit mate and you know it. If you want to win the next election then you’re going to have to toughen up and stand up for what is right for Australia and that means not bending over for all those countries trying to shaft us Aussies by exporting their crap with no quality control.
Rudd’s turning into a joke, don’t you get sucked into his wake.
Aussies have long been known for their charm and all round toughness. We’ve got Paul Hogan and Steve Irwin, may he rest in peace, as our mentors. Our tough environment has a lot to do with it, the fact that we have to fight through through the political bullshit on our daily basis, a task made all the harder by the red tape that we are inflicted with.
Rather than trying to make things easier for ourselves, the Aussie male is constantly on the lookout for ways to increase our toughness, because that’s the way our Aussie sheilas like us. They don’t want Woose for a boyfriend, they want a man! Just to show you the lengths that we Aussies go to retain that tough exterior, just check out this commercial of the latest toilet paper to hit our shelves.
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