The ATO is reminding the community about how they can recognise and protect themselves from identity theft and tax related scams and how to report them. Remember that these scams can be by phone or email.
It is important to note that the ATO will never:
Threaten taxpayers with immediate arrest, jail or deportation
Call demanding immediate payment of a tax debt
Ask for payment via vouchers such as iTunes and Google play or Bitcoin
Request a fee be paid to release a refund.
If in doubt, contact your accountant or tax agent directly (do not give details to the caller – they are known to fake a call to the accountant)
To report a scam or review the alert list of the different types used by scammers, go to:
https://www.ato.gov.au/General/Online-services/Identity-security/Scam-alerts/
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