Police have issued a warning over scams relating to HMRC as the upcoming self-assessment deadline gets closer.
People have until July 31 to submit their self-assessment form, and officers are urging everyone to be aware of scam emails, texts and phone calls falsely claiming you owe money, or are due a tax rebate.
These messages often have a link that takes you to a malicious site, requesting your personal details or a payment.
Police are advising you that HMRC will not e-mail, text, phone or use social media to tell you that your are due a refund.
You should never click on links, provide details or payments to a cold caller, and if you are unsure if a message from HMRC is genuine, check at orlo.uk/rhTJi.
You can forward suspicious e-mails to phishing@hmrc.gov.uk, forward suspicious texts to 60599, report suspicious phone calls at orlo.uk/Vtkg7 and report criminality to 101.
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