HMRC apparently chasing me - yeah right

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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....

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  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281
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    I will on behalf of HMG settle for £500 in readies .
  • welshbookworm
    welshbookworm Posts: 2,905
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    'who called me' considers it a scam
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  • 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
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    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).
  • antonic
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    :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
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    edited 12 March 2018 at 11:03AM
    :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
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    Had the same call just this afternoon.
  • Kite2010
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    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".
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