30.11.2022

THE NRA WARNS OF A NEW SCAM

Fake emails are distributed on behalf of the National Revenue Agency. They are a message with the sender: intrastat@nra.bg and the title of the email: "Warning letter for submitting an Intrastat declaration". The letters contain information about the approaching deadline for submitting the Intrastat declaration by flow.

The text of the fake emails reads /published without editing/:

"Regarding: reminder of approaching the deadline for submission of Intrastat declaration by flow / flows Intra-Union imports for reference period 30/2022.

We remind you that the deadline for submitting Intrastat declarations is the 14th of the month following the reference period based on Art. 11 para. 1 of the Law on Statistics of Intra-Community Trade in Goods.

INTRASTAT DIRECTORATE

Central Office of the National Revenue Agency

This is an automatically generated message. Please do not answer.'

Attached to the letter is a file containing malicious code. When opened, the recipient's computer can be infected with a virus that steals personal and financial information.

This is a classic form of "phishing" attack, which attempts to steal personal information on the Internet - usernames, passwords, bank accounts, etc.

If you receive such an email, do not open it, but delete it. If you did open the email, scan with an antivirus program or seek assistance from an IT professional.