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Fraudulent Letters Claim To Be From HMRC
28 - 08 - 2024
Beware
of fraudulent letters claiming to be from "Indv and Small Business Compliance”
at HMRC.
Taxpayers
have been warned to look out for a letter that asks you to verify financial information
with HMRC. The letter states that, in response to a recent government
initiative, the recipient should send certain documents to HMRC via email. The
documents include business bank statements, accounts, VAT returns, and even copies of the Directors' driving licences.
HMRC
has confirmed that these requests are fraudulent and no information should be
forwarded by response. The letter has not been issued by HMRC.
Further
advice given is that ‘if a phone call, text, letter or email is suspicious or
unexpected, the person should not give out private information, reply to it,
download attachments or click on links. The person should not trust caller ID
on phones as numbers can be spoofed’.
If
you receive any correspondence that causes concern you can:
·
Check on gov.co.uk whether the contact is genuinely from HMRC
·
Report the contact to HMRC
·
Ask a professional, such as your Accountant, for advice on the document
before taking any action.

