The Norwegian Tax Authority (Skatteetaten) advises that they never send links in emails or text messages.
– If you find a link to the tax office in an e-mail or in a web browser, don't click on it. Instead, type Skatteetaten.no in the web window and check that it is the correct address in the browser's URL field before entering any login information. Ragna Fossen, director of security at the tax office, advises this.
Several times a year, messages appear that contain links in fake emails, fake SMS messages and on various websites that encourage you to log in and provide personal information.
Be smarter than scammers
- this is pure scam and we strongly advise against clicking on links in emails or text messages. We never send such messages without explicitly requesting it, says the Director of Security at the Tax Office, Ragna Fossen. He urges people to be vigilant against increasingly clever scammers who are constantly coming up with new ways to impersonate the IRS.
THE GROWING WAVE OF SUPPORTERS
— there is now a growing wave of scammers claiming to be Altinn or IRS employees. All that remains is to encourage people once again to enter the address of the skatteetaten.no website in the URL field of the browser. From there, you can safely use the Bank-ID, MinID, Buypass or Commfides login solutions to find out if we have sent you any inquiries. If you can't find anything after logging into skatteetaten.no, it means the message you've received is fake, says Fossen.
FALSE SEARCH ENGINE ADVERTISING
The last wave of scams reported to the Tax Office consists of sending messages allegedly sent by Altinn. The case also applies to sponsored advertisements on search engine pages on the Internet.
In the photo, you can verify the scam in detail by paying attention to the URL link
