"Scam 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
"Automated call They claimed to be from a company HMRC saying a letter sent no reply action will be taken unless speak with one of their operators yeah im going to fall for that..."
"Automated HMRC message it was just automated message"
"Automated HMRC message threatened arrest and legal action. I hung up."
"Automated HMRC message - used an automated message claiming to be from HMRC"
"Automated HMRC message A very bad robotic message. Put the phone down and blocked the number."
"Automated/robocall claiming to be about a HMRC letter sent to me."
"Said I owe unpaid tax, asked me for my bank details to pay off a Β£1,000 debt to them? I knew it was fake after I they started thinking what HMRC stood for"
"Automated/robocall claimed to be HMRC."
"They claimed to be from HMRC but is fake as HMRC call from privated numbers only/ones that come up with HMRC"
"They claimed to be from a company HMRC"
"Call claiming to be from UK HMRC Taxation"
"Got a call with an automated message that said they were HM Revenue and Customs"
"HMRC scam very threatening"
"They claimed to be from a company HMRC"
"Claimed to be from HMRC saying I owed a thousand pounds in tax, and if I didn't immediately settle I'd go to court and potentially get a prison sentence of up to 5 years."
"Hmrc scam caller"
"Said from HMRC and that legal action was pending against me"
"Felt like a scam . This number has i.personated Custom. & Excise. They have helped expry money out of my 88 year old motner"
"Inland revenue call apparently."
"They claimed to be from a company hmrc taking legal action"
"Said they were from HMRC robot voice I hung up"
"Automated HMRC message - something about a letter returned"
"They claimed to be from HMRC about unpaid tax, and wanted to know my employer. Automated system suggest i speak to them to avoid being fined for non payment of tax. Call from Indian caller centre."