SCAM ALERT! Beware of a new email scam about your 2022 tax lodgment.
These fake emails claim to be from the ATO and ask you to open an attachment. The attachment takes you to a fake Microsoft login page designed to steal your password.
Entering your details could allow scammers to steal your login information and use it to access other accounts, like your online shopping and banking.
If you receive an email like this, don’t open any attachments. Instead, report the email to ATO and then delete it.
Remember to warn your networks to stay scam alert. To report an email that doesn’t seem right, go to https://www.ato.gov.au/General/Online-services/Identity-security-and-scams/Verify-or-report-a-scam/
Phone scams:
If you received a scam phone call and you did pay money or provide sensitive personal identifying information to the scammer, phone ATO on 1800 008 540 to report it.
You should also:
- make an official report to your local police
- contact your bank or financial institution if you provided your credit card or bank details to the scammer
- contact the bank you made the payment to and lodge a fraud report.
If you received a scam phone call and did not pay money or provide sensitive personal identifying information to the scammer, you should still report the scam to us. You can use our online Report a scam form.
Email and SMS scams
If you received a scam email or SMS, do not click on any links, open any attachments or download any files.
If you did pay money or provide sensitive personal identifying information to the scammer, phone us on 1800 008 540 to report it.
You should also:
- make an official report to your local police
- contact your bank or financial institution if you provided your credit card or bank details to the scammer
- contact the bank you made the payment to and lodge a fraud report.
If you did not pay money or provide sensitive personal identifying information to the scammer, you should still report the scam to ATO. You can either:
- forward the entire email to ReportEmailFraud@ato.gov.au
- take a screenshot of the SMS and email it to ReportEmailFraud@ato.gov.au
- Delete the email or SMS after reporting .
You can report other types of scams to Scamwatch, or contact the Australian Cyber Security Centre
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