Friday, 20 June 2025

Trending tax refund scams

Scammers impersonating HMRC are nothing new, but we've noticed that P800 (tax refund) scams are trending. This may be a result of scammers taking advantage of reported delays to tax refund requests.

Fraudsters might contact you by phone, text or email, but the real HMRC will never ask for your bank account details. We round up the warning signs to look out for.

How to spot a fraudster

Source: Which? (16 Jun 2025) 

How to avoid identity theft

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