At a time when most citizens are getting ready to fill out their Income Tax forms, the Greater Sudbury Police Service reminds everyone of a scam where individuals are being advised, via email, that they are entitled to a refund of a specific amount and / or their tax assessment has been verified and they are eligible to receive a tax refund. These e-mails often have Canada Revenue Agency logos or internet links and appear very official.

The following is one such fraudulent email, received locally, that has not been sent or authorized by the Canada Revenue Agency.

Subject: TAX REFUND NOTIFICATION.

Dear Applicant, The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential and as applicable, copyright in these is reserved to Canada Revenue Agency . Unless expressly authorised by us, any further dissemination or distribution of this email or its attachments is prohibited. We announce you: After the last annual calculation of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of 1951.44 CAD

Complete your tax refund form by HERE. After completing the form, please submit the form by clicking the SUBMIT button on form and allow us 5-9 business days in order to process it.

© Copyright 2014, Canada Revenue Agency All rights reserved.

Anyone responsible for the care of seniors or vulnerable adults is urged to share this information in order to prevent victimization. Whenever possible, the legitimacy of emails should be confirmed before clicking on any attached links.

A media release issued by the Canada Revenue Agency on March 24th 2014, regarding Fraud Prevention Month, can be viewed by accessing the attached link:

http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?mthd=tp&crtr.page=1&nid=828309&crtr.tp1D=1

The screen shot within the photo gallery is an example of what may appear on the computer screen.

Canada Revenue Agency does not ask for public information by way of e-mail.

This is a scam – just delete the e-mail and please do not reply or provide any details.