Fraud Warning

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Hi,

I wasn't sure where to post this, but thought you should all be aware of the following message which my husband's company have just sent to us:

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Notice To Expatriates from the UK

It has recently come to our attention that there have been attempts to
fraudulently obtain personal information from certain groups of
expatriates. To date only those with UK bank accounts have been affected.
Expatriates in other companies have received a letter claiming to be from
the UK Inland Revenue, which asks them to provide information concerning
their status as "Not Ordinarily Resident in the UK".  The letter encloses
a form P86 which is not the standard IR form and which asks for personal
Bank Account and Sort Code details.

Please note that these letters have not been issued by the Inland Revenue
and are clearly false.  The letter is signed by a Fiona Delaney but there
is no such person working within the Inland Revenue. The IR logo, the
phone and fax numbers and the address on the letterhead, are all fake.
Please be careful when handing out any personal information

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As it came from the Human Resources department of his company I don't think this one is just a circular, hopefully this warning will prevent problems for some of you.