WARNING! There is a major text and email Revenue scam going on

The Revenue office has issued a statement warning people about an email phishing and text scam which is circulating around the country.

The latest wave of the scam, which has been in action for months, requests personal information from people such as payment details.

The scam uses email addresses such as noreply@revenue.ie to lure people into giving up their bank details by saying that they are eligible for a large tax refund sum. 

Pic: A similar tax scam which circulated in 2016

"This week the Revenue Commissioners have become aware of fraudulent emails and SMS (text messages) purporting to come from Revenue seeking personal information from taxpayers in connection with a tax refund or seeking credit/debit card details."

"These emails and text messages did not issue from revenue," a statement from Revenue reads.

"The Revenue Commissioners never send emails or text messages requiring customers to send personal information via email, text or pop-up windows."

Keep getting fake emails from HM revenue, telling me I'm due to get tax refund. No thanks, as much as I want £375 I know it's a scam

— Jazz (@Jazzalar93) February 8, 2017

If you or anyone you know provided personal information in response to a fraudulent email or text message,you are advised to contact your bank or credit card company immediately.

If you are actually awaiting a tax refund you should contact your local Revenue Office to check its status.

If you received the scam email, the advice is to delete it.