Fake and Virus Email - "Notice of Unreported/Underreported Income (Fraud Application)"

The Fake and Virus Email Message

From: HM Revenue and Customs [noreply@hmrc .gov.uk]
Subject: Notice of Underreported Income

Taxpayer ID: ufwsd-000004152670UK
Tax Type: Income Tax
Issue: Unreported/Underreported Income (Fraud Application)

Please review your tax income statement on HM Revenue and Customs ( HMRC ).Download your HMRC statement.

Please complete the form. You can download HMRC Form herc

The cybercriminals behind the malicious email message aim is to trick the curious recipients into clicking onto the link within the email, downloading and opening the malicious file, which will infect their computers with a virus or Trojan horse.

Once their computers have become infected with a Trojan horse or some other malware, the cybercriminals behind this email message will be able to access and take control of their computers remotely from anywhere around the world. They may spy on them, use their computesr to commit cyber-crimes, or steal their personal and financial information.

Now, if you have already clicked on the link, downloaded and open the malicious file, please do a full scan of your computer with the antivirus software installed on it.

If you don’t have antivirus software installed on your computer, please click here for a list of free antivirus software.

Click here for a list of email attachments you should never open, regardless of where they came from.

For a list of other virus email messages, please click here.

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