A critical alert has been issued to around 12 million people in the UK.
Somehow, it’s almost self-assessment time again in the tax year with the deadline being just three months away and now, HM Revenue & Customs hasThis warning comes as HMRC received more than 130,000 reports about tax scams in the 12 months to September 2023, of which, 58,000 were offering tax rebates.
However, the scams don’t just offer rebates. They also tell customers that they need to update their tax details or even threaten immediate arrest for tax evasion.Myrtle Lloyd, HMRC’s Director General for Customer Services, said, “HMRC is reminding customers to be wary of approaches by fraudsters in the run up to the Self Assessment deadline.”
“Criminals are great pretenders who try and dupe people by sending emails, phone calls and texts which mimic government messages to make them appear authentic.”Lloyd added that unexpected contacts like these should set alarm bells ringing so, “take your time and check HMRC scams advice on GOV.UK”.Customers can report any suspicious communications to HMRC:The organisation also assures that, “HMRC works to protect the public from scammers.
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