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mollysdailykissWarning UK folks this letter that looks like HMRC is a scam.
Advanced Persistent Teapot@Mollysdailykiss that's a pretty well-designed scam. Looks almost like they probably lifted a real template and just changed where the documents are meant to be sent to? The heads up is appreciated
@http_error_418 You are welcome.
andycMy daughter recently got an HMRC letter advising her an 'enquiry' had been opened against her. The letter requested ID documents, P60, P11D - via email. with a deadline.
I immediately suspected this was a scam. The advice is to call the HMRC and clarify if any investigation or enquiry is active against you (or your business).
PS. In her case, it was genuine. She changed jobs and forgot to declare half her income 2 years ago.
dick_turpin@Mollysdailykiss @andyc Is your daughter Jimmy Carr?
Simon Greenwood@Mollysdailykiss Sending a report to [email protected] for the domain.
Jennifer Moore π·Yikes! I hope someone's already tracking down the scammers, because that looks like a dangerous one for a lot of people.
Hamish The PolarBear
Goul@Mollysdailykiss @jono uk business owners beware
Queen of Teacups@Mollysdailykiss Sneaky and a lot better put together than most.
HMRC usually communicate via UK Government Gateway and the email address is very dodgy - but not everyone has a nasty suspicious mind like mine.
Hope someone told HMRC...
HMRC usually communicate via UK Government Gateway and the email address is very dodgy - but not everyone has a nasty suspicious mind like mine.
Hope someone told HMRC...
Matt Kirby@Mollysdailykiss Yes - thanks for the heads-up - very useful to be able to show people examples that are actually out there right now.
Semi Sentient AI Cooling Water@Mollysdailykiss If you put credibility in the address line it's like calling it Honest Tony's Taxification Centre.
Poul-Henning KampI wonder what the QR codes point to ? My guess: Malware ?
Graeme "LinkoVitch" Hinchliffe@Mollysdailykiss Did it come in a branded brown envelope too? Might help people spot the scam if it's not the usual HMRC styled envelope?
SylvainDeOn the other hand, they are pretty open about them "scheming". It's the second sentence.
I'm not a native speaker but I always though scheming implied a devious intent. Do your tax services really use that word in their letters?
Steve Bosman@Mollysdailykiss scheme doesn't necessarily imply deviousness. For example I bought my last bike under a cycle to work scheme
Paul H π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ ΏπͺπΊYou are right - "scheming" usually implies deviousness (though not necessarily malice). HMRC can be pretty devious...
cybervegan (moved)@Mollysdailykiss That's elaborate and very authentic looking. Def report that!
Moved to @@Mollysdailykiss they send actual letters? Is it that cheap in the UK?
Steve@Mollysdailykiss definitely a phishing scam
Tristram Brelstaff@Mollysdailykiss You ought to inform HMRC. They have a page for that: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/contact/reporting-fraudulent-emails
@tristrambrelstaff I will check but I think someone already has
DaveBarnes@Mollysdailykiss
I HATE redactions
I HATE redactions
Jette@Mollysdailykiss if real it should be a hmrc.gov.uk
The Mad Pianess@Mollysdailykiss dot org is a dead giveaway
Malcolm Herbert@Mollysdailykiss ... a timely reminder to redact all QR-like codes from photos ... the one in the middle appears to give mailing address information. it's not exact, but narrows things down to only a handful of street addresses, which may not be what you want to share, given the blackout of the printed address next to it ...
@mherbert ahh it's not my letter but noted
BlackPixelDust: Art 
@Mollysdailykiss Wow. That's quite a step up from the average scammers. It *ALMOST* looks official.
But the wording "if you have trouble dealing with us" is the first big flag.
Here in the States though, we have the Secretary of Treasury or some IRS director write their name and sign at the bottom of the form. Maybe in the UK they have something like that? Never seen UK tax stuff before.
But they 100% will never (should never) ask you to photocopy your ID and mail it. WOW. π¬