HMRC have advised customers of a new scam letter, advising taxpayers to ‘verify’ their financial information via email.
The letter refers to a recent government initiative aimed at verifying declared income and requests that customers send several key documents, including business bank statements for the last thirteen months, the most recent set of filed accounts, business VAT returns and a photo of the customer’s passport for identification purposes.
This is another fraudulent campaign that uses alarmist tactics to try to extort personal information from taxpayers. The letter initially looks genuine but, upon closer inspection, the email address companies-review@hmrc-taxchecks.org reveals it as a scam.
HMRC remind taxpayers to be vigilant to communication purporting to be for them, emphasising that customers should never give out private information (such as bank details or passwords), reply to text messages, download attachments or click on any links in emails if they are uncertain as to their authenticity.
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