The IGA has received information from a member in the South West regarding an attempted scam email.
The scammer asked the business for the previous year’s rate relief funds and threatened to begin legal proceedings if the “balance due” was left unpaid.
The email continues to detail a falsified contract signed by the business, and includes a fictitious previous contract sent date. It also emphasises that the money due to the scammer is not as a result of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
The email addressed the member by name, so please be aware of unfamiliar companies asking to speak business directors or partners.
This is not an email from the UK government or your local authority, so you should be cautious if you are unaware of external contracts regarding business rates.
Read the scam email in full below:
To report a scam to the UK authorities, please call Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040or fill in an online report via their website here.
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