ATO ‘DocuSign’ email scam
Australians are being targeted by a new scam impersonating the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).
The scam appears to come from the ATO requesting you click a link to review a document through 'DocuSign' to release your tax return. The link then takes you to a fake MyGov page and asks you to log in.
This scam is designed to steal personal information, such as your myGov sign in credentials, name, date of birth and driver licence details. Scammers then use this information to:
- commit refund fraud
- access your myGov account to steal your tax refund
- steal your superannuation
- sell your personal identity details to organised crime groups online.
The ATO does not use ‘Docusign’ and will never ask you to finalise or release a tax refund via ‘DocuSign’. SMS messages or emails making this claim are fraudulent and should not be trusted.
If you receive an email like this, report it to the ATO by forwarding the email to
ReportScams@ato.gov.au and then delete it.
You can find more information on impersonation scams including the Hi Mum scam and Business Email Compromise on our scams page: https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/id-support-nsw/learn/scams/impersonation-scams