{"id":757095,"date":"2024-03-04T09:22:51","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T07:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=757095"},"modified":"2024-03-04T09:22:58","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T07:22:58","slug":"sars-warns-of-new-scam-targeting-taxpayers-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/757095\/sars-warns-of-new-scam-targeting-taxpayers-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"SARS warns of new scam targeting taxpayers in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has warned of a new email scam targeting taxpayers in South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latest scam doing the rounds talks about eFiling Income Tax assessment and tax compliance obligations and links to an apparent “Fiscal Assessment Report”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The scammers urge recipients to review the report as part of urgent tax obligations and to get in contact for further information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the most recent cases, the emails purport to come from various names “@gov.za”, in an attempt to seem like a legitimate source from the national government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SARS warned taxpayers against opening any links in these emails and said they should be deleted immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The latest scam is yet another example of phishing – where emails impersonate companies or authoritative government bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are fraudulent attempts to obtain sensitive information, such as passwords and credit card details, through fake emails, text messages or websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In previous scams, emails that appear to be from\u00a0returns@sars.co.za\u00a0or\u00a0refunds@sars.co.za, indicate that taxpayers are eligible to receive tax refunds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SARS has previously noted that if taxpayers are unsure about the legitimacy of an email purporting to come from the taxman, they should be sent on to phishing@sars.gov.za.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With rampant scams on the loose, SARS  has established a webpage<\/a> <\/strong>to share updates about new scams that exploit its name for fraudulent purposes to help people stay informed and avoid falling victim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To best protect themselves from such scams, SARS noted that taxpayers should be aware of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n