FYi:
From: Australian Taxation Office [mailto:notice@ato.gov.au]
Sent: Thursday, 24 October 2013 9:35 AM
To:
herp@derp.com.au
Subject: Australian Taxation Office - Refund Notification
Australian Taxation Office
10/24/2013
TAX REFUND NOTIFICATION
After the last calculation of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a refund of 9513.95 AUD.
For more details please follow the steps bellow :
- Right-click the link on the attachment name, and select Save Link As, Save Target As or a similar option provided.
- Select the location into which you want to download the file and choose Save.
- Open the file Microsoft Word file to view the details.
Kenton Abernathy,
Tax Refund Department
Australian Taxation Office
There is no such e-mail address notice@ato.gov.au nor would the ATO e-mail you regarding a refund adjustment 'let alone e-mail tax payers at all'.
P.S:
I wish my name was Kenton Abernathy, just sounds so regal.
Let it be noted that there are some cases when the ATO will e-mail you but you will know in advance and it wouldn't be in relation to a matter such as this'.
Also look for tell tail signs such as how the date is formatted.