HMRC apparently chasing me - yeah right

moneyistooshorttomention

:cool:

I've come back to an automated type phone message telling me that HMRC is chasing me for unpaid debt/trying to put "the fear" in me.

Believe I've read somewhere before that this is a type of con that is doing the rounds currently??

The number concerned is 0161-8503863 that has rung me (quick check says that's in Manchester and it sounds like it's a phone number I'd have to pay to ring??).

Just checking/warning....

JJ_Egan

I will on behalf of HMG settle for £500 in readies .

welshbookworm

'who called me' considers it a scam

moneyistooshorttomention

Somehows - I didn't think it seemed very likely - as I'm basically PAYE basis (these days - State Pension and civil service pension).

Hence they deduct my tax at source anyway and have done for years...

DoaM

The number is a geographic number (0161 is the area code for Manchester) so there shouldn't be any "premium" aspect to it. (Unless they have a recorded message telling you to call another number which IS premium rate).

But yeah, HMRC wouldn't call you and leave a message - they'd write to you (through the post).

Jackmydad

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/genuine-hmrc-contact-and-recognising-phishing-emails/genuine-hmrc-contact-and-recognising-phishing-emails

List of the ways HMRC are contacting people at the moment.

antonic

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

:cool:

I've come back to an automated type phone message telling me that HMRC is chasing me for unpaid debt/trying to put "the fear" in me.

Believe I've read somewhere before that this is a type of con that is doing the rounds currently??

The number concerned is 0161-8503863 that has rung me (quick check says that's in Manchester and it sounds like it's a phone number I'd have to pay to ring??).

Just checking/warning....

The vast majority of calls from HMRC dont use geographical phone numbers, they now use phone numbers starting03000 xxx xxx

If it was a genuine call they should have left a message as follows

"My name is X I am calling from HMRC please call back on 03000 xxx xxx by 5 PM on xx/xx/xx please quote your reference number of xxx - when you call.

50Twuncle

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

:cool:

I've come back to an automated type phone message telling me that HMRC is chasing me for unpaid debt/trying to put "the fear" in me.

Believe I've read somewhere before that this is a type of con that is doing the rounds currently??

The number concerned is 0161-8503863 that has rung me (quick check says that's in Manchester and it sounds like it's a phone number I'd have to pay to ring??).

Just checking/warning....

https://who-called.co.uk/Number/01618503863 plus many more !!
You need to report the number to your phone company and also https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/report_fraud

wazza99

Had the same call just this afternoon.

Kite2010

antonic wrote: »

The vast majority of calls from HMRC dont use geographical phone numbers, they now use phone numbers starting03000 xxx xxx

If it was a genuine call they should have left a message as follows

"My name is X I am calling from HMRC please call back on 03000 xxx xxx by 5 PM on xx/xx/xx please quote your reference number of xxx - when you call.

That sort of message would sound alarm bells, and would require me to check the 0300 number given actually belongs to HMRC and not "Scammers R Us".