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Digital threats

Email phishing

Updated on 2 Apr 2026

Phishing emails purporting to be from the Federal Tax Administration (FTA) are currently in circulation. These claim to contain an official notification regarding a refund. Please ignore these emails, do not click on any links they contain, do not disclose any personal data and delete these emails. Further measures can be found on the website of the Federal Office for Cyber Security.

Homeownership promotion, capital notifications, and pension notifications (561, 562, 563, 564, 565)

Your pension fund/insurance company would like to send the ESTV notifications regarding home ownership subsidies, capital notifications, or pension notifications.

As English is not one of Switzerland's official languages, only the most important information is translated into English. Please refer to the German, French or Italian original version.