report finds Up to 10% of spam calls are fraudulent The top scam for British victims was fake HMRC calls AI deepfake fraud calls are dominating the scam landscape, and are costing British ...

A woman has spoken out after being "harassed" by HMRC for two years after the taxman wrongly claimed she owed more than ...

Suspicious websites can be reported to the National Cyber Security Centre. A scam HMRC text instructing you to call a number to 'avoid being summoned to court' over unpaid tax is circulating. This ...

HMRC has put a block on allowing taxpayers to use the phone to try and request self-assessment repayments due to an “increase in suspected fraudulent activity”, The i Paper has learnt. Taxpayers now ...

But two years later, Jones received a call “out of the blue” from someone who said they worked for HMRC, telling her that ... “I thought it was a scam,” she said. “Someone called us ...

"Let’s be clear - HMRC will never call, text, or email you out of the blue demanding payment. Show more "If you get a call threatening arrest for tax evasion, it’s a scam. "If you weren’t ...

HMRC has been accused of "harassing ... Ms Jones received a call “out of the blue” in 2023, saying: “I thought it was a scam. Someone called us up and gave us a bank number – it could ...

"Similar to impersonation scams today, many believed Warbeck ... of someone claiming to be from a bank, HMRC or another organisation. "Call them directly using an official number.

Despite this, they found themselves tangled in a lengthy dispute with HMRC. Ms Jones described receiving an unexpected call in 2023, recounting: "I thought it was a scam. READ MORE: Book a last ...