Criminals have used names, Individual Taxpayers Registry (CPF) and even real addresses of taxpayers to create false pages that simulate charges in the name of the Federal Revenue Service.. The practice, which has been spreading across the country, generated an official alert from the agency after recurring reports in care units.
Fraud is often sent via WhatsApp, SMS or emailalways accompanied by a link which directs the user to a website that imitates the look of Portal Gov.brwith coats of arms, colors and formatting similar to those on official pages. To increase the feeling of authenticity, scammers insert real personal data into the fake document.
Tax authorities do not send messages
The Federal Revenue reinforces that it does not send charges via messaging applications, emails or external links. Any pending issue, debt or legitimate notification appears exclusively in e-CAC, the Virtual Taxpayer Service Center, accessed by official website.
According to the agency, upon receiving alleged charges with links external, the taxpayer must disregard the message and seek information directly on the official portaltyping the address manually into the browser.
Signs of scam
The fake pages use addresses that do not belong to the gov.br domain, the main indicator of fraud. Furthermore, fraudulent messages often contain elements of urgency, such as:
- payment deadlines of just a few minutes;
- threats to block CPF or bank accounts;
- “discount” offers for immediate payment.
This behavior, according to the IRS, is typical of digital scams that seek to prevent the user from having time to verify real information.
Real data leak
One of the most worrying features of the new modality is the use of true taxpayer data. Criminals obtain this information through illegal means, usually leaks from large databases, and use it to set up false billing pages that simulate legitimacy.
Taxpayer guidelines
The IRS advises that, upon receiving any doubtful charges:
- do not click on links received via WhatsApp, SMS, email or social media;
- check pending issues directly on e-CAC, accessed only through the official website;
- be wary of messages that contain terms such as “last notice”, “pay now” or “urgent”; ignore blockade threats and instant discount offers.
In case of doubt, the recommendation is to consult the official channels of the Federal Revenue, always accessed manually, and never from links sent by third parties.
