P800 Wrong national insurance number

conmag96

I recently had a p800 claiming I’m owed a refund from 3 years ago and that I should revive a cheque within 2 weeks but the problem is the national insurance number on the letter is different to my own, Everything else Is right, my old employer, address and name. What does this mean?

uknick

Do you think you're due a refund, other than the letter?
If it does look genuine, call HMRC and talk to them about it.  But, don't use any numbers on the letter unless it's this 0300 200 3300. 

xylophone

I recently had a p800 claiming I’m owed a refund from 3 years ago and that I should revive a cheque 

Not dead only sleeping?

One hears of HMRC email type scams but a scam p800 seems unlikely.

Have you looked at your personal tax account?

https://www.gov.uk/personal-tax-account

the national insurance number on the letter is different to my own, 

There have been reports of p800 errors - https://ion.icaew.com/taxfaculty/b/weblog/posts/changes-to-p800-end-of-year-reconciliation-process

You can ring HMRC on the number above.