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#284309 13-Apr-2021 09:56

Started getting reminder emails from the CA Department of Tax and Fee Administration. The emails look legit but no idea how I got on their mail list!

Wondering if anyone else is getting these?

IMPORTANT DUE DATE REMINDER

The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) is sending you an important due date reminder:

If you have a Sales and Use Tax, Use Tax, or eWaste return to file, your return is due on the last day of the month.

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#2691911 13-Apr-2021 09:58

Chuck your email in the pwned facebook hack check...

Expect to get NZ fake ones come the end of the month. They target known end of financial terms.

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#2691930 13-Apr-2021 10:47

Oblivian:

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Expect to get NZ fake ones come the end of the month. They target known end of financial terms.

My kosher reminder to file came through last week. The only click-through link within is one to report a phishing attempts.

Sometimes I use big words I don't always fully understand in an effort to make myself sound more photosynthesis.

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#2691932 13-Apr-2021 10:52

I don't think I've seen them target the notice to file ones.

But you sure start seeing the refund after file ones in the near future with a 'login' link.

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#2692443 14-Apr-2021 09:14

floydbloke:

My kosher reminder to file came through last week. The only click-through link within is one to report a phishing attempts.

My filing reminder email also came through last week but Gmail thought it was spam and put it in my spam folder.

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#2692500 14-Apr-2021 10:34

floydbloke:

My kosher reminder to file came through last week. The only click-through link within is one to report a phishing attempts.

Actually, there were no links in the email - that one was Gmail being "helpful" and turning the email that IRD put into it into a link. IRD follows best practice for common phishing targets by never putting links into transactional emails - like PayPal used to, and I think Westpac still does.