Council tax scam

Trading Standards at Comhairle nan Eilean Siar are advising consumers not to respond to a scam e-mail titled “Re:council tax refund – confirmation.”

The message claims to be from council tax.gov.uk and states people are being issued a refund of £341.04.

A spokesperson said “This is a phishing e-mail and our best advice is not to respond to the e-mail and to delete this message.

“If you have clicked on the link marked FORM within the message text and have given any financial details you should contact your bank immediately”

Warning over council tax scam

3 March 2017