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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 HMRC message . Press 1 to speak to a tax agent as an official letter was returned and you will face legal action."
"Stated they were HMRC and that Mail had been returned and that legal action would follow."
"Scammer pretending to be HMRC"
"Automated call, HM Revenue and Customs spam/scam"
"They claimed to be from HMRC"
"They claimed to be from HMRC referring to an unanswered letter. Automated/robocall with American accent. Hung up quickly as it was obviously fraudulent."
"Automated/robocall, claiming to calling from HMRC and require payment"
"Said I owe unpaid tax , cannot call the number back and was an automated American lady , asked me to press one"
"Automated/robocall a fake HMRC call"
"Automated/robocall claiming to be from HMRC CUSTOMS. another spam demanding money."
"Hmrs contact number"
"Automated robot voice about tax"
"Automated/robocall hmrc"
"got a recorded call saying it was hmrc. they said some post was sent back and they would take legal action."
"Automated/robocall, HMRC spam call saying they had a letter sent to me due money back"
"Threatened arrest or legal action - 07477766435 claiming to be HMRC - After consulting google AI, all HMRC are landlines."
"Got a call today from a number claiming to be HMRC....."
"ukNational Insurance Scam"
"Automated/robocall telling me my NI number had been crompromised and to press 1 to speak to investigating officer! SCAM"
"Threatened arrest or legal action due to letter from HMRC being returned"
"They claimed to be from a company (Claimed to be from the HMRC )"
"Said I owe unpaid tax & threatened legal action"
"Threatened arrest or legal action - Automated HMRC message"