phishing

Some of our members have kindly informed us that our tax newsletter last Monday triggered a MessageLabs alert along the lines of “WARNING.

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Security breaches and network intrusions from outside agents have rocketed in the past two years, according to the 2012

Fraudulent “phishing” emails purporting to be from the taxman have risen by about 300% over the past year, according to HMRC.

The media firestorm surrounding the PAYE under- and overpayment letters that went out to 45,000 taxpayers this week has provided an ideal opportunity for scammers, according to Sophos security expe

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HMRC has published a warning to taxpayers following a new spate of phishing emails being sent out purporting to come from HMRC Online services.

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HMRC has published yet another warning regarding phishing emails - the second since the end of January.

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HMRC has issued a warning to taxpayers about fake emails promising tax repayments which are being sent by fraudsters following the 31 January deadline.

Criminals will always look for the easy way in, be it burglary or IT crime. Are agent login details an open door invitation to fraudsters?

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“Sophisticated criminal gangs” behind spate of identity hijacks; investigation ongoing as HMRC warns people to be careful with sensitive ID details.

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This afternoon, my husband (co-director ) tried to logged in the Inland Revenue website. We have been using same user ID and password since 2004. This afternoon it did not work.

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