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HMRC has issued a warning to tax credits customers, who are renewing their tax credits claims, to be alert to scammers trying to steal their information.
HMRC is urging Self Assessment customers to be alert to fraudsters and scams that ask for their personal information or bank details.
Notification of a potential scam using the Office of Tax Simplification logo.
In December 2021, 2,491 fake HMRC phone calls were reported to the department.
HMRC is warning university students to be wary of potential scams, especially if they have a part-time job and are new to interacting with the department.
Criminals are known to take advantage of the Self Assessment deadline to panic customers into sharing their personal or financial details.
HMRC has written to universities, through Universities UK, asking them to help ensure their students know how to spot a scam.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
GLD's phone number has been used by fraudsters targeting members of the public.
HMRC is giving information to customers to help them avoid scams ahead of the Self Assessment deadline.
The tax authority has put an end to fraudster’s mimicking its most recognisable helpline numbers to dupe taxpayers and steal money.
HMRC has removed more than 20,000 malicious websites during the past year, but warns people to stay alert to the threat from online fraudsters.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
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