When a message says it’s from SARS

SARS: malicious website

A confirmed malicious page built to look like SARS.

efiling[.]bestlegalchoice[.]com/

SARS: malicious website

A confirmed malicious page built to look like SARS.

sars[.]jdotmoon[.]click/

SARS: email warning

SARS’s scams-and-phishing page lists tax-themed phishing and warns taxpayers that spoofed SARS emails/SMSs can contain links to false forms and fake websites designed to steal personal, tax, banking and eFiling credentials.

SARS: email warning

A recent Legalbrief Forensic newsletter headline flags scammers using AI to fake SARS messages.

SARS: email warning

A SARS scam called “Tax Settlement Notification” / “Final Demand” claims the taxpayer owes SARS money and urges payment via links or to fraudulent bank accounts.

SARS: email warning

SARS warns of scams pretending to be from SARS and tells users not to click links. Its scams page points taxpayers to the latest list of SARS impersonation scams.

SARS: email warning

AI-generated SARS scam messages and tax documents are being used ahead of the 23 October 2026 filing deadline, exploiting urgency around refunds, assessments and outstanding tax matters. Reported by The Star in an article crawled in the last week and surfaced in current search results.

SARS: email warning

SARS’ scam-alert page, crawled in the last 3 days, says scammers are using AI to generate professional-looking email templates for tax-refund phishing. No scam URL was published in the accessible text.

SARS: sms warning

SARS’ scam-alert page, crawled in the last 3 days, warns about a scam wave via SMS and email telling recipients they are owed a tax refund, in one example R48,900, and directing them to a fraudulent website to claim it. No scam URL was published in the accessible text.

SARS: email warning

SARS’s official scams-and-phishing page lists current SARS impersonation scams and warns that spoofed emails and SMSs may claim tax refunds, assessments, demands or summonses to get personal, banking or eFiling credentials. The latest listed scam example on the page is ‘High Court Summons’ dated 2 September 2026.