Watch out for this email · impersonating SARS
Reaches you by email · Public web warning · 05 Oct
The trick it’s trying
SARS lists recent tax-themed scam examples and reiterates that it does not request passwords, OTPs, banking PINs or eFiling credentials by email, SMS, social media or phone.
Phishing emails spoof SARS and claim refunds, assessments, debts, court summons or tax-return actions; victims are pushed to open attachments or links and disclose tax, banking or eFiling credentials.
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SARS’s scams and phishing page, crawled on 2026-10-06, warns taxpayers that SARS will never request passwords, OTPs, banking PINs or eFiling credentials through email, SMS, social media or telephone. SARS lists recent scam examples such as fake High Court summonses and assessment notices, and describes spoofed emails that claim refunds and lead to fake forms/websites collecting banking and tax details.
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