Watch out for this email · impersonating SARS
Reaches you by email · Public web warning · 11 Oct
The trick it’s trying
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.
Scammers use AI to craft convincing SARS-looking emails/messages or tax documents that pressure taxpayers to click, verify details, share credentials or act on fake refunds/outstanding tax notices.
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SARS’ scams page lists recent scam examples and warns that SARS will never request passwords, OTPs, banking PINs, or eFiling credentials through email, SMS, social media, or telephone. Its latest listed example is a “High Court Summons” scam dated 2 September 2026.
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