HMRC received over 100,000 phone scam reports last year alone.
Dawn Register, partner in tax dispute resolution at BDO, described this figure as “very concerning.”
The number of reported calls (104,774) increased substantially from 7,778 reports in 2017-8 and 407 in 2016-17.
Ms Register explained it “is clear that digitisation has created a glowing opportunity for fraudsters. In recent years HMRC has begun using multiple means of communication including text, email and social media as well as phone, which provides fraudsters with further opportunities to dub unsuspecting taxpayers.”
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