Fraud Articles

Fraudsters targeting contractors in new tax refund scam
marketing | 17 March 2022
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HMRC has warned contractors and other individuals not to share information about their online tax account after reports that scammers have been using people’s private information to submit bogus refund claims.

Criminals are using Government Gateway log in credentials to register for Income Tax Self-Assessment, before submitting a fake tax refund request and pocketing the repayment.

HMRC Claims Fraudster’s £70,000 Poker Win
marketing | 23 August 2018
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A convicted fraudster from Preston has been ordered to pay £70,000 that he won in a Manchester poker game to the tax office.

Adam Lulat was jailed for 28 months in 2015 for his involvement in a £40 million money laundering scam and VAT fraud.