Online security

Money transfer scam

A new email scam is circulating claiming to be from the ATO and advising that money is to be transferred into your account. The email claims that acknowledgment is required as well as your personal details so that the transfer can occur. The ATO will never email you requesting personal information or to notify you of a money transfer. Do not reply to this type of email and contact us immediately if you have concerns about the legitimacy of an email you have received.

Key indicators of this scam include:

• the email is poorly worded and contains spelling and grammatical errors
• asks for personal details
• advises of a payment
• includes an attachment
• comes from an email address which is not a valid ATO email address.

Example of this scam:

Sections within Examples of tax related scams

• Refund scams
• Phishing scams
• Phone scams
• 'Recalculation of your tax refund' email scams
• Money transfer scam