Guidance and regulation

Check recent contacts from HMRC to help you decide if a suspicious email, phone call, text or letter could be a scam.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 3 April 2024

Check a list of recent emails from HMRC to help you decide if the email you've received is a scam.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 25 March 2024

Check a list of recent phone contacts from HMRC to help you decide if a phone call you've received is a scam.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 12 April 2024

Check a list of recent letters from HMRC to help you decide if a letter you've received is a scam.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 20 March 2024

Check a list of recent text messages from HMRC to help you decide if a text you've received is a scam.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 2 February 2024

Use a checklist to decide if a suspicious contact is a scam and not a genuine phone call, text message (SMS) or email.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 22 April 2024

Find out about methods fraudsters use to try and get your personal information by viewing examples of scams identified by HMRC.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 22 April 2024

Find out how to protect your details, how to report fraud and what HMRC does to help keep you safe online.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 30 June 2023

Find out how to protect your login details and reduce the risk of fraud when using HMRC online services.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 28 November 2011

Find out how to report a potential security issue or vulnerability in an HMRC online service and what information to provide.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 8 April 2024