HMRC Scam Phone call

[Roy_H]

I sent The HMRC an e mail (including the phone number of the suspicious caller) just to get their take on the affair. They replied :-

[email protected]

Thank you for reporting the suspicious telephone call you received.
We are aware that some customers have received telephone calls claiming to be from HMRC requesting personal information/bank account details in order to receive a tax refund, or to demand money for an unpaid tax bill, or to inform you that HMRC are filing a lawsuit against you and that you must make immediate payment (usually in iTunes vouchers), or they will send the Police to your house.

HMRC takes security very seriously but you need to be alert. If you can not verify the identity of the person making the call you should not disclose your personal details. If you have suffered financial loss, you should report this to Action Fraud - the UK's national fraud and cyber crime reporting centre - using the following link http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/report-a-fraud-including-online-crime-questions

or you can call Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 (Please note this number will be charged at your normal network rate). They open Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 18:00.


HMRC provides security advice which can be found within the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/phishing-and-bogus-emails-hm-revenue-and-customs-examples

Regards,

HMRC Online Security Team

 

[Gong Farmer]

Telephone number. 07537130915 :

That's a mobile number. Would HMRC (or any bank) call you from a mobile?

 

[Roy_H]

That's a mobile number. Would HMRC (or any bank) call you from a mobile?

Of course not. But when you receive a call from a mobile number even if you are not familiar with it, you usually answer it ( Especially if you are say, expecting a delivery or something ) just as l did .Only then when you hear a recorded message saying they are from The HMRC then you think " Oh yeah, right" and put the phone down .

 

[Av Gorritt]

I had a call yesterday from somebody who said they were from "Chink Communications " FFS , I didn't listen further .

 

[Old Boar]

They told me that they were going to send the police to take me to jail. I told them I was glad as I could do with a bit of a rest. They rang off.

 

[Pilgrimmick]

tell them you do not have a passport

I don’t, well not an in date one anyway!

 

[Lincs Lass]

07537130915

I had this hmrc scam last night and my landlord got the same call around the same time ,07537130682,,we are launching an investigation bla bla bla ,,,which part of Of dont they understand

 

[X344chap]

Yes, if you open an account, they will want to photocopy your passport ( to prevent money laundering, don't yer know). I'd say they're a bit behind the times....money laundering is a bit 1970's. Far more attention should be placed on 21st C scamming IMO.
As said, the whole thing is a shambles, and worse, there doesn't seem to be much incentive to do anything about it.
Worse still is the attitude of some (including on here), " If you get scammed, it's your own fault for being so stupid ".

I went to pick up my infant sons passport at the passport office - they asked for ID then told me that my passport wasn't a valid form of identification for them as it didn't have my home address on it....

You couldn't make it up.

 

[Johnnyboxer]

Now I have been asked by my major UK bank to upload images of my and all of the partners passports and proof of address onto the Internet banking portal. It really is getting silly. These images will presumably be stored and accessible in countries where corruption is a way off life. It's gone too far now IMO. If I don't do this within so many days they will close my account.

Me too
I asked if I could go into the local branch and do it it with one of their employees
Nope, not possible...........Computer says No

I have 54 days until they close my business account.................Fudge'em

 

[countryman765]

Be very careful with someone claiming to be calling you to advise selling your dairy crest shares .They have phoned my father twice in the last year and convinced him it's a genuine call. Luckily he refers all farm related calls to me

 

[anzani]

Me too
I asked if I could go into the local branch and do it it with one of their employees
Nope, not possible...........Computer says No

I have 54 days until they close my business account.................Fudge'em

54 days?
Plenty of time to relocate your banking to somewhere more customer conscious, I would have thought.

 

[countryman765]

I believe that is illegal. Not sure anybody can insist of a photocopy of a passport.
Check with the passport office.

You try instructing a new solicitor without copying your passport etc and getting it signed by a professional. Apparently it's to stop money laundering.

 

[Roy_H]

I had an e mail the other day from " TV Licencing". Yes of course it was a scam looking for bank details but l tell you what, it was one of the most cleverest and convincing looking phishing e mails that l have ever seen, apparently at least 200 people have been caught out by it.

I went to pick up my infant sons passport at the passport office - they asked for ID then told me that my passport wasn't a valid form of identification for them as it didn't have my home address on it....

You couldn't make it up.

So why couldn't they enter your passport details on their database to confirm your address? As you say "You couldn't make it up". Strange isn't it? Banks are quite happy to accept your passport as ID.

 

[Johnnyboxer]

54 days?
Plenty of time to relocate your banking to somewhere more customer conscious, I would have thought.

Yep, fudge'em

 

[anzani]

From the Barclays Bank webpage:
https://www.barclays.co.uk/current-accounts/what-do-i-need-to-open-a-bank-account/
One type of ID from each list.
Seems a photo drivers licence and a Benefit agency letter will do.

 

[jade35]

Be very careful with someone claiming to be calling you to advise selling your dairy crest shares .They have phoned my father twice in the last year and convinced him it's a genuine call. Luckily he refers all farm related calls to me

@countryman765 Report the calls to action fraud or the FCA (see below) if they are not reported there is no evidence to follow up /prosecute re the offences.

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/

https://www.fca.org.uk/scamsmart/share-bond-boiler-room-scams
https://www.fca.org.uk/about

It is amazing the number of intelligent people these boilerhouse firms catch they are certainly good at convincing their victims that black is white!

 

[PDE1]

Hsbc will allow you to go to a local branch with I’d for this, seems the safest option

 

[Fiveospades]

I recently had a very official looking e mail supposedly from the DVLA saying that I was entitled to a refund of duty on one of my tractors!, all they needed were my account details and they would do the rest. I am sure they would!.
The same tractor was alleged to have been involved in a hit and run incident in Wolverhampton around Christmas last year except that the registration no. Was on a transit van owned by a Mr. Patel.

 

[suma]

Ive just had an email supposedly, from HMRC . but it reads a bit od. it say i have a refund of £347.67 and if click on the link, and have my credit/ debit card ready. thay will credit the refund direct to my card. i have forward this <fake.> email to HMRC.At first glance it looks ok but on second look, its dodgy.

 

[anzani]

Ive just had an email supposedly, from HMRC . but it reads a bit od. it say i have a refund of £347.67 and if click on the link, and have my credit/ debit card ready. thay will credit the refund direct to my card. i have forward this <fake.> email to HMRC.At first glance it looks ok but on second look, its dodgy.

One might suppose that Government might take exception to low life purporting to be acting on behalf of their administration, but, given that Police appear to need to spend millions, and many many man hours sniffing out scandalous allegations only to discover that the former prime minister is actually dead, therefore without any chance of success, it must be low on their list of priorities.