Got a call today from a client who informed me that he had just received a phone call from someone claiming to be from HMRC telling him that he owed them money and if it was not paid straight away then a warrant for his arrest would be issued, luckily he thought that it must be a scam and phoned me straight away just to confirm.
Just wanted to let you all know that the scammers are trying this and that it may be worth making your clients aware just in case.
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Doug
These are only my opinions of how I see things and therefore should not be taken as advice
Thanks for the heads up Doug. Just seen this pop up on Aweb as well so looks like the scammers have a fair few phone numbers in their telephone auto dial.
Phone number mentioned as from = 0300 200 3639, which is so close to the genuine HMRC numbers. Whatever next.
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Joanne
Winner of Bookkeeper of the Year 2015, 2016 & 2017
Thoughts are my own/not to be regarded as official advice,which should be sought from a suitably qualified Accountant.
You should check out answers with reference to the legal position
I've had this happened to a couple of my clients one of which is 80 years old, so you can imagine the panic she went in to. Fortunately they had the sense to contact me first before doing anything.
