The Revenue Agency – Collection has issued a press release in which it invites taxpayers to pay the utmost attention to fraudulent emails arriving under a false name of the Agency itself. These are messages that they contain viruses and malicious software for your PC, or communications not attributable to the Agency.
The Revenue invites you to delete the emails without opening the attachments otherwise, without your knowledge, you will find the malware installed on your device.
False Revenue Agency emails, what they are
In the false emails bearing the “Agenzia Entrate” logo, reference is made to inconsistencies in the periodic VAT payments, to new provisions regarding energy efficiency or to generic communication problems with the taxpayer. In all cases there is an attachment in .zip format, or an Excel file with macros (.xlsm), which contain malicious software.
There are three types of messages that the Agency invites not to open:
- Mail for general communication problems with attached malware – The messages, often containing misspellings and words in other languages, signal general communication problems and indicate the password to open an attached zip archive or an Excel .xlsm file containing malicious software.
- False communications from the Agency on inconsistencies in the “periodic VAT payments” – The emails have sender “Direction
The text talks about explanations available in the fiscal drawer or in the archive attached to the e-mail, inside which the malware is located. - Message on “Parliamentary Commission for Compliance with the Tax Register” – The sender is “Investigations office
False emails Agenzia delle Entrate, what to do
The Agency disclaims the content of these messages and recommends discarding them without opening any attachments. For more information, the section “Focus on phishing – Reports and insights”, Which is regularly updated with news and details on the latest e-mail scams, in order to help citizens recognize and eliminate them immediately.
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