In 2012, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) received 26,000 reports of scam emails in relation to tax refunds. During the first quarter of 2013 this number was 11000 that is triple as many as this time last year.

The ATO will never send you an email. These tax scams are designed for identity theft, victims are conned into submitting their personal details that can be used by a 3rd party (https://www.gbnpharmacy.com/pharmacy.php).

Following the advice from ATO please delete these emails or forward the email to the the ATO’s report a fraud email address at ReportEmailFraud@ato.gov.au

Source: ATO – Online Scams On The Rise