Reaches you by email · Public web warning · 08 Oct
Capitec’s tax-season warning says scammers impersonate SARS via fake emails and SMSs, saying the victim owes money or is due a refund and must click a link/open an attachment; the fake site asks for personal details or payment, and links may install malware.
Fake SARS tax/refund/debt emails or SMSs use official-looking wording and links/attachments to steal personal details, collect fraudulent payments or install malware targeting banking apps.
Different pages, same playbook — matched by what they do, not just the brand.
SARS warns of spoofed emails made to look like SARS refund messages, including messages that direct taxpayers to false forms and fake websites to capture bank account details. No specific phishing URL was visible in the source excerpt.
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.