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A new scam has emerged in which fraudsters pose as representatives of HMRC
Posted 11 November 2020 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Crime|National
UPDATES: CTSI warns of a telephone scam in which fraudsters impersonate HMRC and exploit COVID-19 tax changes to demand money, explaining how to recognise and report the fraud.
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has uncovered another telephone scam from individuals pretending to represent HMRC.
The caller claims the recipient has underpaid their council tax, due to a supposed change in their tax band under COVID-19 measures. One caller threatened a target with a visit from the police and arrest if they did not consent to have their payment details ...
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