Tax time is in full swing and so are the scammers! Their aim? To trick your organisation into handing over sensitive information so they can steal your identity and commit fraud in your name.
Scams Awareness Week is a great reminder for your teams to stop and take a sec to check it’s really the ATO contacting your business. We know you’re busy, juggling multiple deadlines and reporting obligations, but scammers plan on you being distracted.
Do these 3 things to help protect yourself:
- Don’t be fooled by emails and texts with QR codes or links to an online portal that claim to be about your business tax – that’s a scammer trying to steal your corporate information and credentials information.
- When checking the status of your company’s tax return or using online services, always type the URL into your web browser – don’t click a link in a message.
- Make sure you protect your TFN, ABN and myID/RAM login details! Never give out your business information to anyone unless they genuinely need it and have been properly verified.
If you think a phone call, SMS, voicemail, email or social media interaction claiming to be from the ATO isn’t genuine, don’t engage with it. You should either:
- go to Verify or report a scam to see how to spot and report a scam
- phone us immediately on 1800 008 540 if you've divulged information or paid a scammer money.
Learn more at ato.gov.au/scamsafe.
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