Advisory On Scam And Fraudulent Activities
Reported Cases
There have been reported cases of individuals receiving emails or letters, supposedly sent by IRAS, requesting them to:
- Follow an email link to review their tax statement in relation to unreported/underreported income
- Transfer a sum of money, supposedly for tax purposes, to an account belonging to a named individual (usually to an overseas account)
- Pay over a sum of money to a named individual (usually a party not residing in Singapore) before an inheritance/estate of a deceased party is released
- Provide confidential personal information such as personal particulars, identification numbers and bank account numbers
Although these fraudulent emails or letters may bear the IRAS logo and other details such as the address or even the names of IRAS officials, they are fake and you should not reply to them.
Points To Take Note Of
Official emails from IRAS will typically be sent from addresses ending with “@iras.gov.sg”, and will not be sent from personal email accounts such as hotmail or gmail.
When payment of taxes is made by cheque, it must be made payable to one of the relevant payees below:
- Comptroller of Income Tax
- Comptroller of Goods & Services Tax
- Comptroller of Property Tax
- Commissioner of Stamp Duties
- Commissioner of Estate Duties
If you suspect you have received a fraudulent email, do not follow any links within the email, disclose any details or respond to it.
Please forward the email or documents, together with your name and contact details to iras@iras.gov.sg. IRAS will provide assistance in verifying their authenticity, and advise on the appropriate course of action.
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