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Self assessment strange scam

dave96j · 2020-12-03 18:43:32

So little back story , recently applied for my utr number ... waited never got it got a bill, and bill demanded pay 100 to hmrc fine . I wasn’t there so partner paid I get back and said what on earth you paying that for I’ve not had a business to get fined a 100 .... so here goes I calm you hmrc and say why am I being…

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Voyager2002 Posts: 16,349 Forumite

6 December 2020 at 12:52AM

dave96j said:

Dazed do you think my parents should change locks etc or is this a sophisticated scam that can be done without entering the house ? There has bin no mail addressed to me there in years, due to me being detained ...

I think that if a thief had got inside the house they would have taken something or at least left some obvious traces. There are many ways to use computers to steal information.

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