Police warn of tax refund scam

The police on Wednesday issued an announcement warning of a new scam which is falsely promising tax refunds via text messages.

“If you receive a similar message, ignore it and delete it immediately,” the police’s cybercrime department recommended.

According to the police, the fraudsters send their phishing messages via SMS or email, which are designed to look as if they were sent by the tax department, telling the recipients they were entitled to a tax refund of the sum of €328.81.

In order to claim the refund...