27 January 2021 
Andrea Marshall, Tax Specialist
Update as at 27/01/21
HMRC have issued a further warning re a new version of COVID-related emails:
HMRC is aware of a phishing campaign telling customers they can claim ‘for the third grant’ as support during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Do not reply to the email and do not open any links in the message.
The email has been issued in various formats.
There are then examples. For further information, please see Examples of HMRC related phishing emails, suspicious phone calls and texts.
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HMRC have issued a warning regarding a Covid-19 related phishing email.
"HMRC is aware of a phishing campaign telling customers they can claim a tax refund to help protect themselves from the coronavirus outbreak.
Do not reply to the email and do not open any links in the message.
The email has been issued in various formats. "
An example email can be found in this document.
