Don’t get caught out by scammers – Fraudulent calls regarding taxes

September 9, 2022

Colleagues are advised to be aware of fraudulent calls being made to staff at our Trust purportedly from HMRC. These fraudulent calls are advising staff that arrest warrants have been issued due to unpaid taxes and requesting personal and banking information.

Colleagues are advised to be on alert for calls of this nature and to not supply any personal information to the caller.

Report scam HMRC emails, texts, phone calls and letters

You can report suspicious emails, texts, phone calls and letters to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). How you do this depends on what you received.

If you received:

• a text message, forward it to 60599 – you’ll be charged at your network rate
• an email, forward it to phishing@hmrc.gov.uk
• a message in an application, for example WhatsApp, take a screenshot and email it to phishing@hmrc.gov.uk
• a phone call asking for personal information or threatening a lawsuit, report the call online
• a letter, contact the HMRC team the letter says it’s from, for example the Self Assessment team

Further support and advice can be found by contacting our Local Counter Fraud Specialist Sophie Coster (Tel: 07436 268747), Chief Finance Officer Dinah McLannahan; or the NHS Counter Fraud Authority on 0800 028 40 60.