In recent days, the Norwegian Tax Office has received many reports that self-employed people have been defrauded electronically.
The emails sent allegedly concern "business tax refunds" and were sent to the correct contact number/organization.
– New fraud attempts are constantly emerging. Now fraudsters are speculating that a "tax refund" might be welcomed, says Swedish Tax Agency's chief security officer Ragna Fossen.
While the scam may seem legitimate, it emphasizes that the IRS never sends unsolicited links via email or text message.
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Always log in via skatteetaten.no or altinn.no
— the best protection against fraud is to go to skatteetaten.no or altinn.no yourself and log in there. All our electronic communications with taxpayers, which include sensitive information, take place after logging in via the websites skatteetaten.no and altinn.no, says Fossen.
Your tax card will arrive on December 15.
On December 15, a notification will be sent to all people with income or assets that their tax card is ready and should be checked. You will then need to go to skattetaten.no or altinn.no and log in to check that the information we have about you, your assets and your income is correct.
Tax authorities they take these types of fraud attempts seriously and regularly report them to the police.
Here's what you need to do if you've received an email scam attempt:
do not provide any requested information or respond to texts or emails you are unsure about. Don't click on links or attachments, but delete the email.
- If you have provided the card and code information required in fake news email, block your card and account as soon as possible.
- You can forward suspicious text messages or emails to [email protected] . This gives us the opportunity to discover new varieties faster.
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Source: Norwegian Tax Office
Photo: Screenshot of an ongoing one attempted fraud e-mail/Norwegian Tax Office
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