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2 hours ago · Global
HMRC phone call scam warning after people threatened with 'immediate arrest'
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a crime & justice story. Birmingham Mail is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Global. The first report grouped here was at 22 Oct 2026, 08:18 UTC. The headline in use is “HMRC phone call scam warning after people threatened with 'immediate arrest'”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Fraudsters posing as the tax authority are cruelly trying to target unwitting households now the HMRC October deadline has passed.
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Story timeline
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- First reported by Birmingham Mail
HMRC phone call scam warning after people threatened with 'immediate arrest'
Reported by 1 outlet
- Birmingham Mail