The National Tax Administration and the Ministry of Finance informed on Thursday about attempts to extort data via e-mail. The institutions reminded that tax administration employees do not send e-mails and do not inform about the sending of letters in this way.
National Tax Administration (KAS) i Ministry of Finance (MF) said in a statement that fake e-mails contain information that the recipient is waiting for a notification, which can be read by clicking on the link.
Clicking on the link may result in data loss
The institutions reminded that tax administration employees do not send e-mails and do not inform about the sending of letters in this way. Clicking on the link may result in data loss.
The CERT Polska team also informed about fake e-mails via X. “Have you received an e-mail from the National Tax Administration about a new notification? Fraudsters want to extort your e-mail password on a fake website! Do not enter it there and remember to enable double authentication on your account,” the team said in a statement.
The CERT Polska team operates within NASK structures. Monitors and responds to cybersecurity threats and incidents.
Example of a fake e-mail from the National Tax Administration
“We would like to inform you that a new one is available notification about the following data:
biuro@….pl with PESEL number: ***347*** as the Owner
Issuing authority: National Tax Administration, with number Tax Identification Number:PL0028512
ID: 34252323
The deadline is: 02/10/2024
Concept: Notification of discrepancies in self-taxation of property (PIT-17 form)
This notification can be downloaded in the Electronic Inbox of the National Revenue Administration (ESP) via the ePUAP platform
For your convenience, we provide a direct link to the notification: Pending Notifications 34252323
Pursuant to the provisions of Art. 41 and 43 of the Act of 14 June 1960 Code of Administrative Procedure, acceptance of the notification, express rejection of the notification or presumption of rejection due to failure to obtain access to the notification during the period of its availability, is considered effective delivery and the procedure will be continued.
You can receive this notification through various electronic channels or even in paper form by post. If access to the content of the notification is obtained in more than one way, please remember that legal consequences, if any, will always be counted from the moment of first gaining access.
This is a polite notification sent from the Electronic Inbox of the National Revenue Administration. You can access, correct or delete email addresses at any time using the appropriate form.
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