"Said they were calling from HMRC"
HMRC calls
401 community reports tagged HMRC across 385 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged HMRC are steady: 5 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 4.9 reports a week.
When people report it
Tuesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 54% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
99% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is HMRC / Tax Scam.
Numbers used
Reports tagged HMRC cover 385 different numbers. 19 of them were first reported in the last 30 days, so a number you have not seen before can still be part of the same pattern.
Reports over time
Reports per day over the last 30 days. Reports per week over the last 12 weeks. Red weeks had at least double the usual volume. Reports per month over the last year.
How people rate these calls
- Spam 242 · 60%
- Suspicious 155 · 39%
- Unknown 3 · 1%
- Safe 1 · 0%
Most common call type: HMRC / Tax Scam
Busiest days
All reports by the day they were submitted.
Time of day
When reports are submitted, UK time.
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Night 12am to 6am 8
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Morning 6am to 12pm 136
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 216
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Evening 6pm to 12am 41
Latest reports
"An automated number called, saying I had broken the law regarding hmrc documents and I needed to speak to an advisor. HMRC wouldn't call me from a mobile number - scam."
"Her majestys customs and excise β¦. Really"
"hmrc"
"Said they were from the tax office."
"Said they were HMRC and legal action would happen. SCAM"
"HMRC called to say a letter I got had been sent back to them."
"Automated call saying HMRC will start legal action against you, and so on..."
"They called, saying they were from inland revenue"
"Got a call on the 3rd February at 4pm, picked up the phone. I said Hello, nobody replied then they hung up, think they were testing if the number works as I just got another call today 4th February 08.36 from someone saying they were Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (SCAM) when I heard the Automated voice, I said "[profanity]" and put the phone down."
"Called a company named hdmrc."
"Robot caller said they were HMRC"
"Got a letter that looked like it was from HMRC saying I paid too much on my Tax Credits. It seemed dodgy. I last got tax Credit in 2014"
"They were pretending to be from HMRC."
"They were pretending to be from HMRC."
"Automated voice said they were HMRC"
"Said they were from HMRC and wanted my name. Couldn't answer any questions."
"They claimed I was reported for owning tax"
"Said they were from HMRC and that I'd missed a letter."
"Called about HMRC VAT and court action soon. I don't think the caller was really from HMRC."
"Got a call from this number and they were really helpful. They offered free advice on dealing with HMRC, not like some cold calls that are just a cash grab"
"HMRC Scam"
"Got an automated call from this number claiming to be from HMRC, saying that a letter is on its way about legal action against me. They asked me to press option 1 to stop legal action. I just hung up on the scam call."
"Got a recorded message from hmrc telling me about legal action coming"