HMRC is warning that they are aware of direct messages sent to taxpayers through social media.
A recent scam was identified on X (formerly Twitter) offering a tax refund.
These messages are not from genuine HMRC social media accounts and are a scam. HMRC point out that they never use social media to:
· offer a tax rebate
· request personal or financial information
If you cannot verify the identity of a social media account, HMRC request that you send the details by email to: phishing@hmrc.gov.uk and ignore it.
Further reading on this, and other HMRC scams: HMRC scams
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