HMRC is aware of an increase over the past year in scam emails calls and texts. If someone gets in touch claiming to be from HMRC advising that you can claim financial help asking you to urgently transfer money or give personal information be on your guard.
Take your time and check HMRC’s scams advice on GOV.UK You can also contact HMRC directly but use phone numbers from their contacts details on GOV.UK. You can forward suspicious emails claiming to be from HMRC to phishing@hmrc.gov.uk and texts to 60599 and can report scam phone calls on GOV.UK by searching for ‘HMRC scams’.
