英国税务当局警告,随着1月最后期限的临近,退税骗局会激增。 UK tax authority warns of surge in tax refund scams as January deadline approaches.

联合王国的皇家税务和海关(HMRC)警告说,在1月31日纳税申报截止日期之前,退税骗局会大幅增加。 The UK's HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has warned of a significant increase in tax refund scams ahead of the January 31 tax filing deadline. 大约有144 000人成为目标,比上一年增加了16.7%。 About 144,000 people have been targeted, a 16.7% rise from the previous year. HMRC强调,它绝不会威胁通过语音邮件采取法律行动,不会通过文本要求财务信息,也不会在可疑通信中要求提供个人细节。 HMRC stresses it will never threaten legal action via voicemail, demand financial info via text, or ask for personal details in suspicious communications. 在GOV.UK上提供发现和举报诈骗的咨询。 Advice on spotting scams and reporting them is available on GOV.UK.