SBS talks about how we can protect ourselves from falling victims to tax scams with an ATO talent.
Sometimes its hard to tell whether a message is a scam or the real thing from the ATO. What should people be looking out for?
Its important to remember, that the ATO will never:
■threaten you with immediate arrest
■ask you to pay money to receive a refund or payment from us
■ask you to pay with iTunes cards or any other pre-paid card
■ask you to pay money into a personal bank account.
The ATO will never ask you to provide personal information, like your Tax file number or credit card number, via email or SMS.
