KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 -- Have you received any emails claiming to be from the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM or LHDN), warning you to comply within 72 hours to avoid facing penalties such as jail for tax evasion?

Watch out! These emails could actually be scams.

Malay Mail has sighted two recent tax scam emails received by a reader, with both emails fairly similar and sent just a few days apart.

What the tax scam emails looked like

The first scam email came with the official-sounding title "Notis Tuntutan Cukai & Penalti (Akta 53)", giving the impression that it was a notice from LHDN.

The email claimed that an LHDN tax audit had found that the recipient's company had breached income tax laws by giving inaccurate information or...