"Claimed to be 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
"Threatened arrest or legal action, stated a letter had been returned to HMRC, which of course HMRC don't do. Threatened legal actions and the option to speak to an Agent. Dangerous sounding scam."
"Reckon it's a scam. They where calling from HMRC???"
"automated message stating from HMRC"
"Got a NI scam call about your NI number being compromised, press 1. Report to police"
"Claimed to be a call related to National Insurance Fraud - call back to speak to the investigating officer before they take action against you."
"They claimed to be from HMRC ringing about returned mail?"
"Automated/robocall from HMRC hung up immediately"
"Said I owe unpaid tax and to press 1 to speak to an officer"
"Automated HMRC message said i had received a letter -"
"SPAM CALL!! (in an American like accent left a vm) saying it's HMRC & Customs - An official letter sent to you got returned back to HMRC Docs Dept. Legal action will be initiated against you shortly, Press one to speak to our officer."
"Threatened arrest or legal action . Automated message. Claimed to be HMRC."
"Automated HMRC message with American accent.. said I would receive a letter regarding tax owed.. I hung up as assumed a scam call"
"Said that I owe unpaid tax"
"Got a call saying they were HMRC and taking legal action because of a redirected letter. Didn't make sense as I'm employed so my employer sorts my tax and has my right address. It was an automated American voice too. I reckon it's a scam."
"Automated HMRC message and threatening legal action"
"Spam claiming hmrc action"
"Automated HMRC message. It was an American automated voice, I was in serious trouble, hold the line and I would be transferred to the next associate, when he came on line he was Asian sounding, so I hung up."
"They claimed to be from a hmrc company robot"
"Automated recorded message claiming National Insurance compromised"
"Voice activated. They said a letter from HMRC had been returned to them, unable to deliver and proceedings will be starting. Felt pressured to act. And told me to press 1 to speak to someone"
"They claimed to be HMRC"
"I didn't hear the ringtone of the incoming call clearly, They claimed to be from H MRC, and there was a lady named Julia. I was asked to answer calls based on the number one, and I understand a bit"
"Said I owe unpaid tax. Threatened arrest and car, house, bank account and passport seizure. Very threatening and pressuring. Extremely dangerous and convincing. Wanting money"