Inland revenue scam phone call

[bob]

Just had a call on my mobile recorded message call this No immediately to discuss your tax or face prosecution +442037907574

[Spartacus]

Sorry Bob

That's a genuine one. Looks like your tax haven has been raided !

I'll start a just giving page for you to raise enough money to put a file into a cake for you 🤔

[bob]

🤭

[JohnL]

I used the C word to the last phone call like that - one day it really will be the Inland Revenue and not a boiler room fool or recorded message.

[ianr]

> one day it really will be the Inland Revenue

Doubtful. It hasn't existed for fifteen years.

[NewWave]

I've had 3 of these calls today.

One from a Liverpool number, one from Derby and one from a hidden caller ID;

It was a recorded message with a very fake BBC english accent telling me that they were calling from HMRC and fraud had been detected on my account,and if I didn't press 1 and give them my details they'd put a warrant out for my arrest.

I burst out laughing at the last bit.

Problem is someone could so easily panic and end up handing over all their details to this scam

[Lynne]

Had two calls this week purporting to be from BT. When I said I was surprised because we were'nt on BT the voice said that was OK because their service was fully compatible with any system. I hadn't heard this one before. So I put the phone down and let him talk to the table for a bit while I went away

[DulwichFox]

Lynne Wrote:

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> Had two calls this week purporting to be from BT.

> When I said I was surprised because we were'nt on

> BT the voice said that was OK because their

> service was fully compatible with any system. I

> hadn't heard this one before. So I put the phone

> down and let him talk to the table for a bit while

> I went away

Not much point in doing that Lynne.

All the time your line is busy you could be missing an important genuine call.

Foxy

[Sue]

Lynne Wrote:

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> Had two calls this week purporting to be from BT.

> When I said I was surprised because we were'nt on

> BT the voice said that was OK because their

> service was fully compatible with any system. I

> hadn't heard this one before. So I put the phone

> down and let him talk to the table for a bit while

> I went away

:)) :)) :))

You could also keep a very loud whistle by the phone, just in case he ever calls back :))

[TheArtfulDogger]

I really wish you lot would stop scaring people with these stories.

Since you started my revenu stream has been badly hit !

"Hello foxy, this is HMRC, you've got errors on your return can you confirm the following security details before I discuss it with you : your mother foxes maiden name, your date of birth and the first 20 letters of your password ?"