Realistic scam letters – how to check if a letter purporting to be from HMRC is genuine

Scammers are becoming increasingly adept at fooling people and a favoured tactic is a letter, a text or an email purporting to be from HMRC, often promising a tax refund in exchange for personal and financial data.

During the summer, many taxpayers received a very convincing scam letter which appeared to be from HMRC, seemingly from the Individuals and S…