The scam, which was discovered by the Lanop Accountancy Group, involves phishing emails to companies about the scheme that purport to be from the first permanent secretary and chief executive of HMRC, Jim Harra. Sent via the email address [email protected], official HMRC branding was used by the culprits, and the message asks for the bank details of the recipient. Approximately 50 company owners reported the scam to Lanop upon noticing the false address alongside the user title ‘HM Revenue & Customs’.
Source: Information Age
