Phishing warning and security recommendations
On this page you will find information about the detected cases of attempted impersonation of the Tax Agency's image through fake emails and SMS.
There are campaigns sending messages by email and fake SMS that impersonate the identity of the Tax Agency.
The objective of the criminals is to steal personal or banking data from the victim, either by referring them to a false website that impersonates that of the Tax Agency or by making them download files with viruses.
Do not pay attention to these messages, it is an attempt at fraud by impersonating the image of the Tax Agency.
This is not the first time that this type of email or SMS has been used. For this reason, raising awareness and informing citizens is essential. We recommend:
- Do not open messages from unknown or unsolicited users, delete them directly.
- Do not respond under any circumstances to these messages.
- Be careful when following links in emails even if they are from known contacts.
- Be careful when downloading email attachments, even from known contacts.
The Tax Agency insists that it never requests confidential, economic or personal information, account numbers or card numbers from taxpayers by email or SMS, nor does it attach annexes with invoice information or other types of data.
Consult examples of these Tax Agency impersonation campaigns