West Lothian individuals are being urged to remain on their guard in opposition to scammers.
Cellphone rip-off reviews have fallen by 84 pent cent in Scotland during the last yr, new regional information from HM Income and Customs (HMRC) has revealed.
Within the Scotland, 384 cellphone scams had been reported to HMRC in June this yr in comparison with 2432 in June 2021.
Individuals aged between 25 and 34 look like most affected by scams within the area, with 94 reporting cellphone scams in Scotland in June.
To struggle cellphone scams, HMRC has labored with the telecoms business and Ofcom to cease HMRC’s helpline numbers from being spoofed by fraudsters, who can not look like calling from an HMRC quantity. HMRC additionally has a devoted buyer safety crew engaged on cyber and cellphone phishing scams across the clock.
The drop in reported cellphone scams is a testomony to the work of groups throughout HMRC in tackling fraud.
Kelly Paterson, HMRC’s chief data and safety officer, mentioned: “We work tirelessly to deal with scams and shield hard-working taxpayers from turning into victims of fraud.
“By no means let your self be rushed. If somebody contacts you saying that they're from HMRC, wanting you to urgently switch cash or give private data, be in your guard. HMRC won't ever ring out of the blue threatening arrest.
“To assist us struggle these crimes, ahead suspicious texts claiming to be from HMRC to 60599 and emails to phishing@hmrc.gov.uk. Report tax rip-off cellphone calls to us on GOV.UK.”
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