• Take action - forward suspicious emails claiming to be from HMRC to phishing@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk and texts to 60599 • If you suffer financial loss, contact Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 or use its online fraud reporting tool • Check GOV.UK for information on how to avoid and report scams and recognise genuine HMRC contact
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The free HMRC app 20 February 2019
What can the HMRC app do for you? You can set up a Personal Tax Account and view your tax code and an estimate of the tax you need to pay, see your income and benefits, check your National Insurance number, view your tax credits payments schedule and much much more…
The free HMRC app provides a quick and easy way to check your tax and benefits using a mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet.
You can also use the HMRC app to: • renew your tax credits •
access your Help to Save account
• use the tax calculator to work out your take home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance deductions • track forms and letters you’ve sent to HMRC • get 6-digit access codes to make your HMRC accounts more secure
Download the free HMRC app now from: • the App Store for iOS • the Google Play Store for Android
Full details on how you can benefit from using the HMRC app can be found on GOV.UK.
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HMRC warns of landline scams threatening households 11 March 2019
Households with a landline number should be vigilant of phone calls from fraudsters pretending to be the tax authority, warns HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
Those with landline phones are warned to be cautious due to criminals using phones to contact victims following a rising focus on SMS and email phishing.
As HMRC has increasingly cracked down on email and SMS phishing, a rising number of criminals are turning to the traditional method of cold-calling publicly available phone numbers to steal money from taxpayers. Often these calls are to landline numbers.
According to Ofcom, nearly 26 million homes have a landline, many of which could be at risk from scams, especially if they are not ex-directory.
Phone scams often target the elderly and vulnerable using HMRC’s brand as it is well known and adds credibility to a fraudster’s call.
HMRC received more than 60,000 reports of phone scams in 6 months up to January 2019. This is an increase of 360% compared to the 6 months before this.
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