The South African Revenue Service (Sars) says it has become aware of a new "phishing" scam which was launched on Tuesday entailing e-mails, purportedly from Sars, informing people they are due a refund.

To claim the refund the users are directed to a scam website which has been designed to look like the Sars website.

A message then tell users that "24 hours refund can be made to the listed banks below. If your bank is no (sic) listed, please contact us" and the logos of FNB, Absa, Standard Bank and Nedbank are placed on the page. Users are asked to click on the link of their bank and supply their banking details.

"Please be warned that this e-mail is a hoax and part of a phishing scam. Users must not divulge their banking details," said Sars in a release posted on its website on Tuesday.

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