Fraud attempts using fake departmental names

The following departmental names have been used by scammers in their attempts to obtain either personal information, or monies via unsolicited emails:

• British Customs Services
• British Inland Revenue Commission
• British Inland Revenue Department
• British Inland Tax Authority
• British Inland Tax Revenue
• British Tax and Revenue Commission
• British Tax Investigation Service
• British Tax Records
• Directorate of Inland Revenue
• Federal Inland Revenue Commission
• Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs Services
• HM Inland Revenue
• HM Revenue and Custom
• HM Revenue & Tax Commission
• HM Treasury Board
• Inland Revenue & Customs
• Inland Revenue and Customs Board
• Inland Revenue Board
• Inland Revenue Service Department
• Inland Tax Clearance
• Inland Tax Revenue
• Taxation and Revenue Department
• UK Customs Services

Please also note HMRC was formed on the 18 April 2005, following the merger of Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise Departments.