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National Insurance number scam warning after thousands receive fake phone calls
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dailyrecord.co.ukChild Benefit for their care.This number helps identify you on UK and Scottish Government systems, including HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Social Security Scotland.However, a worrying new scam involving National Insurance numbers has resulted in a surge of more than 1,000 calls to Action Fraud, the UK’s national reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime.Victims have reported receiving an automated telephone call, during which they are told their "National Insurance number has been compromised".They are then instructed to "press 1 on their handset to be connected to the caller” in order to supposedly fix the issue and get a new National Insurance number.But following these instructions could.
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