HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has warned all Tax Credits customers to be vigilant and alert to potential scams as the remaining annual renewal packs will arrive in the post this week.
In the 12 months to April 30, 2021, HMRC responded to more than 1,154,300 referrals of suspicious contact from the public with 576,960 of these offering customers bogus tax rebates.
In the same period, HMRC has worked with telecoms companies and Ofcom to remove more than 3,000 malicious telephone numbers and with internet service providers to take down over 15,700 malicious web pages.
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