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Revenue Commissioners Tax Refund Email — Scam Warning for Ireland

An email that looks like it's from the Revenue Commissioners says you're entitled to a tax refund. It asks you to click a link and provide your PPS number or bank details. Revenue will never ask for this information by email. This is a phishing scam.

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How This Scam Works

You receive an email that appears to be from the Revenue Commissioners (Revenue) claiming you are entitled to a tax refund or rebate. It asks you to click a link and enter your PPS (Personal Public Service) number, bank details, and other personal information to process the refund.

The fake Revenue website looks similar to the real ROS (Revenue Online Service) or myAccount portal. Once you enter your information, scammers use your PPS number and banking details for identity theft and financial fraud.

Revenue processes all refunds through your Revenue myAccount or ROS — never through emailed links. FraudSMART, the fraud awareness initiative by Banking & Payments Federation Ireland, regularly warns about Revenue impersonation as one of the most common scams affecting Irish consumers.

Red Flags

  • Claims you are owed a tax refund from Revenue
  • Asks for your PPS number, bank details, or credit card information
  • Sender address is not from @revenue.ie
  • Link leads to a website that is not revenue.ie
  • Promises a specific refund amount to tempt you into clicking

Revenue communicates through your myAccount inbox, ROS, or by postal mail. They never send emails requesting sensitive personal or financial information.

What You Should Do

What To Do

  • Do not click any links or provide any personal information
  • Log in to your Revenue myAccount at revenue.ie to check for any messages or refunds
  • Call Revenue at (01) 738 3636 to verify if you're concerned
  • Report the email to Revenue through their official website at revenue.ie
  • Delete the email

How to Verify Legitimately

Sign in to Revenue myAccount at revenue.ie or through ROS if you are self-employed. Any genuine communications from Revenue will appear in your myAccount inbox. You can also call Revenue's general enquiries line at (01) 738 3636 to check whether any correspondence has been sent to you.

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Report this scam

Report in Irelandthe Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau
https://www.garda.ie/en/crime/fraud
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