A fake VAT refund email is being sent to taxpayers on behalf of the tax authorities, according to a security alert published on Portal das Finanças, the fourth such notification this month.
The Tax and Customs Administration (AT) says in the warning published on its website that it is aware that “some” taxpayers have received emails purportedly from the Financial Portal asking them to click on a link to receive an alleged refund. .
“These messages are fake and should be ignored. Their purpose is to convince the recipient to access malicious pages by clicking on the suggested links,” warns AT, stressing that the operation should “under no circumstances be performed”.
This was the fourth security warning published on the Finance Portal in September.
Source: DN
