If you’re a business person or run an organization that has an active online presence, you need to be wary of this email. The subject is “FIRS TAX CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE.. ISSUED FOR ~ ( yourname@yourdomain.com ) or “CO-OPERATE BUSSINESS TAX CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE.”

I say this because a small business received 3 of these emails in the month of August, meaning it is widespread. Scammers typically cast their net wide and send to as many targets as possible in order to maximize returns on efforts expended.

At first glance, the Emails appear legitimate and to an untrained user, it would most surely fool them. This is because as is common knowledge, the Federal Inland Revenue Service has an online portal where you can apply for a Tax Clearance Certificate. They usually send updates via email when you apply on the portal. The only difference is they never send the e-TCC as an attachment but rather send a link to their portal where you can log in and download the file. But most business owners might not know this, and after having applied, receiving such an Email would most likely prompt then to download the attachment. For those that have not applied, just seeing an Email from the FIRS is enough motivation for them to click and download. This is because as a business person, the number one government organization that has a direct impact on your business is the FIRS. Hence the fraudsters choosing to use this pretext is quite ingenious.

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