"Sounded like an AI voice claiming to be HMRC. I hung up after a short while"
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
"Said I owe unpaid tax and select an option to speak to operator. All in an automated American accent"
"Automated HMRC message threatening court action ,"
"Said I owe unpaid tax, Threatened arrest or legal action, Asked for immediate payment"
"Said I owe unpaid tax or reclaim for tax as it overcharged me"
"recieved an automated call saying it was from HMRC"
"Threatened arrest or legal action . Scam HMRC "we are going to prosecute you" call. Sounded like a robot talking - pathetic! Can't even figure out that noone from HMRC would ring on a mobile!"
"Said I owe unpaid tax and i needed to pay immediately"
"Scam call pretending to be inland revenue."
"Automated message claiming to be from HMRC, threatened legal action for a letter returned to HMRC, press 1 to talk to an advisor"
"Automated message saying it was HMRC and that action would be taken. Obvious scam, so I just hung up."
"claiming to be from hmrc computer voice"
"Automated HMRC message, threatened legal action. Press 1 to speak to someone... No thanks"
"customs and revenue scam Automated/robocall"
"Automated HMRC message saying I owed tax and was threatened with legal action. I did not engage and hung up"
"Supposedly from HMRC"
"Robot call stating that my National Insurance number had been stolen/compromised. Since robotic and/ofr pre-recorded callas are invariably a scam, I didn't even listen to the rest of the call but rather immediately hung up and blocked the number."
"Automated/robocall Supposedly from HMRC"
"National insurance scam"
"HRMC Threatened or pressured me"
"clamed to be HMRC"
"Robo voice hmrc scam"
"Automated/robocall from inland revenue"
"scam call claiming to be from HMRC"