Don't know for sure, but I'm reasonably certain that, much like the IRS, the CRA will never contact you by email:
Dear alexhorton@bell.net
(You're the government but you don't have my name on file?)
You have received this notification because we have determined that you are eigible to receive a tax refund of 372.99 CAD.
(You can't spell, plus it's the end of January. Normally tax returns aren't out for another several months.)
What happens next?
You have to click here and complete the required formwith your personal information.
(If you're the Canada Revenue Agency, then you already have my personal information.)
After submitting the refund form , please allow us up to 5 business days in order to verify and process your request.
(As if the government could get anything done that quickly.)
Multiple refund requests will be ignored and a delay may appear.
Thank you
https://www.canada.ca/
(That's the wrong address. If it were really the CRA, gc.ca would be in the URL.)
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2 comments:
Scams like this are rampant and the sad part is many people fall for it daily losing thousands of dollars, and there's nothing you can do about it for the most part because they are fake addresses or phone numbers and calling from another country. Its Sad to think these criminals get away with these scams. It truly is organized crime committed by horrible human beings and they will have to answer for it one day.
That's all so true. If one of our ancestors traveled here from 150 years ago, or even a lot less than that, they could hardly believe their descendants live in a world where people would try to scam them on a daily basis.
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