These days, many people will find out its preliminary tax statement. In connection with this, a new wave of scam email started circulating.
In the emails, the Tax Agency as the sender, the recipient is asked to click on a link for an identification process should be started. Subsequently, an amount be deposited into the recipient’s account.
Andreas Olsson, security advisor at the Swedish Tax Agency, says that the agency keep themselves abreast of what circulates and is now the special vigilance on what shows up in the mail bin.
– one should always be careful with e-mail from an unknown sender. By clicking on the link, it may in some cases activate software that infect your computer with viruses. This also applies when opening any attachments.
Andreas tells of cases where computers have been hijacked, but the installation of malicious software in the background and no user noticing before it is too late.
– So insidious is now.
Mejlens formulations and general parlance suggests according to Andreas that foreign players are behind the attacks.
– There is no official language and a mixture between the Swedish and English. Already there should smell a rat.
If you receive an email you suspect to be a hoax emails – what would you recommend to do?
– Throw the email immediately and do not click on anything. Not sure if it’s fake or not, search information through the Tax Agency’s website, where we quickly gather information. You are also welcome to call us or contact their IT provider.
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