Emails that look exactly like letters from the Directorate General of Public Finance (DGFiP), the Ministry of Finance or the Inspectorate General of Finance (IGF). However, these messages, which imitate official letters, are a scam, warns impots.gouv.fr.
The malicious emails are currently spreading while taxpayers are in the reporting period for their 2023 income. Fraudsters use various tricks such as a misleading title, fake signature or fake stamp to deceive recipients.
Message subjects may vary. The first promises a false refund after purporting to assess the recipient’s tax situation. Conversely, the second requires “payment of tax debts by accusing the recipient of tax fraud with the threat of a bailiff, police intervention, heavy fines or even imprisonment,” the DGFiP points out.
How to recognize a fraudulent email?
There are several signs that refund and tax fraud alerts are scams. First, the tax administration never sends emails redirecting you to online forms to receive a refund or notify you of an audit of your tax situation, and you are always required to authenticate yourself in your personal space.
The email address used may also indicate that the email is malicious. This occurs if the domain @dgfip.finances.gouv.fr is not used or if the links redirect to a site that does not display the domain.gouv.fr, which is reserved for the state. If fraud is suspected, the email can be reported to the Signal Spam website or the Phishing Initiative.
Source: Le Parisien
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