Reaches you by email · Public web warning · 12 Oct
SARS’s scams and phishing page warns that spoofed SARS emails/SMSs offer refunds or demand action, linking to fake forms or sites that steal banking, tax and eFiling details.
Victims receive spoofed SARS email or SMS messages, often about refunds, assessments, demands or legal notices. The messages link to fake forms/websites or request sensitive details. SARS says it will never request passwords, OTPs, banking PINs, eFiling login credentials or credit-card details through email, SMS, social media or telephone.
Different pages, same playbook — matched by what they do, not just the brand.
SARS lists current scam examples, including a recent fake High Court summons and tax assessment/return-themed emails. SARS says it does not send hyperlinks to bank sites or ask for credit-card/banking/eFiling details by email/SMS.
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.