HMRC scam warning as technology makes it ‘easier’ to steal your hard-earned savings | Personal Finance | Finance

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Online scams and fraud are on the rise with scammers becoming increasingly sophisticated, sometimes going to extreme lengths to get hold of people’s hard earned cash.

On a daily basis, tax firm RIFT hears Britons receiving fake text messages, emails and phone calls from fraudsters pretending to be from HMRC.

CEO of RIFT Tax Refunds, Bradley Post, said scammers are making the most of modern technology.

Mr Post said: “Although technology has drastically improved many processes, including the way we file and pay our taxes, it has also provided scammers with additional and often easier ways of deceiving people and relieving them of their hard earned cash.”

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