Ooops! Problems wit...
 

[Closed] Ooops! Problems with HMRC.

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A couple of weeks ago they sent me a text message about a refund I was due and was liable to forfeit if I didn't get in touch.
Today they rang me and an automated message said a Fraud claim had been made against me and if I didn't ring a different number immediately I would be liable to be arrested very soon.

What is a poor boy to do?
At least it has broken up a dull Wednesday where I have sod all to do until 3.00pm now but can't go anywhere in case there is a crisis.
Right coffee, bacon bap and Maddie Sparkle YouTube videos it is then.

 
Posted : 16/09/2020 11:21 am
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Its a scam

 
Posted : 16/09/2020 11:28 am
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Noooooooooooo!

 
Posted : 16/09/2020 11:29 am
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It's a scam.

 
Posted : 16/09/2020 11:31 am
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Scam
My mother in law got this recently and I did a few years back. If you contact Hmrc they will ask you to forward the text to them as they have a dedicated system to look into them it’s so widespread

 
Posted : 16/09/2020 11:32 am
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Really guys? You didn't get the impression from my hopefully light-hearted post that I knew that?
But anyway thanks for genuinely trying to help. Nice people on here.

 
Posted : 16/09/2020 11:34 am
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Really guys? You didn’t get the impression from my hopefully light-hearted post that I knew that?
don't listen to them - it's real. You are right to be concerned. My brother-in-law got caught the same way & is now banged up. For £500+VAT my international lawyer could've sorted it! PM me and I'll send you his Western Union payment details.

 
Posted : 16/09/2020 11:40 am
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Posted : 16/09/2020 11:42 am
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Hmmm. Back to the pole dancing videos and coffee.

 
Posted : 16/09/2020 11:43 am
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*looks up maddie sparkle*

 
Posted : 16/09/2020 11:46 am
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*looks up maddie sparkle*

The way she dances that’s hardly a challenge.

 
Posted : 16/09/2020 11:54 am
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Pah! My misses can do that. She doesn’t make a song and dance about it though...

 
Posted : 16/09/2020 12:38 pm
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🙂

 
Posted : 16/09/2020 12:42 pm
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Pah! My misses can do that. She doesn’t make a song and dance about it though…

He's right you know, she can.

 
Posted : 16/09/2020 2:28 pm