Flintshire Trading Standards warning over bogus HMRC phone calls
Flintshire Trading Standards have issued a warning about bogus HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) messages being left on answerphones.
The messages purporting to be from the HMRC advise householders government tax collectors are building a fraud case against them.
The message urges them to call back immediately, the telephone number associated with this scam appears to be 0121 284 0625 say trading standards officers.
A spokesperson for Flintshire Trading Standards said:
“The scammers use many different telephone numbers and often change their identity, so you may be contacted by these scammers under a different number.
The HMRC have advised that they do not leave such messages on people’s answerphones.”
If you are contacted by a stranger in any way, telephone, e-mail or post or on social media, and you believe it is a scam you can report it to Trading Standards using telephone number 03454 040506.
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