Spot a fake myGov or ATO message
Scammers impersonate myGov and the ATO by text and email, usually dangling a refund or threatening a debt. Both link to a fake login.
- Know that myGov and the ATO will never send a link to log in or ask for your details by text or email.
- Be suspicious of any ’tax refund’, ’overpayment’ or ’account suspended’ message with a link.
- Never tap the link — open your myGov app or type my.gov.au yourself to check.
- Watch for a web address that isn’t exactly my.gov.au or ato.gov.au — close-but-wrong lookalike domains are the tell.
- Never share your myGov sign-in code or bank details in reply to a message.
- Report it by forwarding suspicious ATO emails to [email protected] and the scam to Scamwatch.
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