HMRC calling card criminal investigation

murphy306

I hope that reading this may help someone else if they are placed in this position in the future.

PlutoinCapricorn

Now we can all get on with our lives! From now on, I will bear this in mind where keeping paperwork and evidence is concerned.

murphy306

Yeah lucky enough I keep all my invoices etc in a folder at home so I told him its no problem showing him the delivery dockets/invoice/card payment receipts etc if needs be.

Seems being a neat freak keeping all sorts of scrap papers does pay off lol

purdyoaten

Sounds like HMRC are actively investigating this company - and a full enquiry too. Many years ago, when there were adequate HMRC staff, the calls were much more plentiful - e.g. they were not averse to ringing the homes of the self-employed just to enquire as to their good lady's employment status. If they stated 'housewife' the inclusion of wife's wages in the accounts became a 'free go' for the investigator.

Sad but true!

System

PlutoinCapricorn wrote: »

If you go on the HMRC website, you will see a notice that says they will never contact you via email, ever.

That's not true.
I get regular emails informing me that there are messages waiting on my on-line PAYE account.
I never click on the link in case they are a scam, but when I log in independently thay always turn out to be genuine.

zygurat789

Clifford_Pope wrote: »

That's not true.
I get regular emails informing me that there are messages waiting on my on-line PAYE account.
I never click on the link in case they are a scam, but when I log in independently thay always turn out to be genuine.

If you do it takes you to the login page but I suppose this could be a scam to get your login details.

PlutoinCapricorn

Yes, I too have signed up for the new email notification service. I think that what the person meant was that HMRC do not send equivalents to letters via email.

murphy306

So the supplier whom I had purchased heating oil from on occasions been selling Diesel via Cash Payments and raising the Invoices in my name using my own address and using other phantom addresses. I have had to send proof of payments for the invoices which I did order and they are asking now if I would provide a Statement to say which Invoices are and are not mine. Does this mean it would go to court etc or what are the implications for me?

I would call directly to the suppliers shop and tell him what I think of him but I do not want to risk the HMRC Investigation.

PlutoinCapricorn

I don't remember any other posters being involved in an HMRC investigation as a witness or source or background information, so don't know what the procedures are. I doubt whether a court appearance will be necessary. I wonder whether the guilty person will admit everything and co-operate with HMRC as they may get fined less if they do.

murphy306

Not sure, the guy just had emailed a list of transactions to me and asked me to let him know which were definitely mine and which were not. After I gave that information he then asked if I would be happy to provide a witness statement stating which were mine and which were not. Again maybe it is just to strengthen their case to claim back taxes for the fuel laundering? Needless to say I will not be ordering oil from them again lol